Ekambareswar Temple

Overview

The important Muthi temple is the Kanchi temple, since it is not a easy thing for devotees to go kanchipuram temple daily for seeing Lord Ekambareshwarar and Kamatchi amman. For that reason, Chennai poonamalle Kondai kati Vellalar Thiru. The Temple was around 350 years.

About The Temple

In this temple, Thiru Sengalavarayar Mudalaliar, their family generations were head and incharge for the temple. In the Year 1953, at the period of Thiru.P.Shanmuga Mudalaliar, the temple was handover to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department due to lot of problems in handleing the temple in a good manner. The temple is Located in the center place of Aminjikarai. The temple has a Rajagopuram and many prakarams adorned with sculptures and carvings. At the east, the temple called Sri pidari Mangali Amman temple, the gramma devathai of the Aminjikarai people. Sri Prasana Varadharja Perumal temple is located next to the Lord Ekambareshwarar temple. This place also tells the unity of the Shaivam and Vainavam. During festival time in both temples, the Urchavar will come around in the same mada veedhi. The Godess Kamatchi amman prayed and worshiped lord Ekambareshwarar in the Kanchipuram, as similar the God and Goddess in the Kanchipuram temple, here in this temple the Lord Shiva and Amman is presented. Though it is a shivan temple, Sri Subramaniar Swamy (Murugan) is also very famous in this temple. Lot of Murugan festivals are celeberated throughout the year. The Temple Thal Virutcham is Mango tree, which was destroyed few years back, now the new tree is kept again. Around the temple, the garden (nandhavanam) is maintained which makes more beauty to the temple.

The Neem and Fig tree (Vembu and Arasa maram) is present with lot of Nagam idols. At the time of karthigai month every monday in this sannathi special poojas are done. The Alangara Mandapam is in the north side of the temple, where the Urchavar murthys are placed. During the Brahmotsavam, 10thday festival Thiru Kalyanam Urchavam will hold here. Next to the Alangara Mandapam, Kannadi Maligai here Sri Shanmuga Swamy is there. Than the Navagraha sannathi is present next to it, here at the period of Guru and sanni peyarchi special poojas are done.

About The Deity

The main deity is shiva. The Ekambareswarar Temple is dedicated to Sri Shiva as Ekambareswarar and Divine Mother Shakti as Kamakshi Amman.

Poojas

In this temple daily kala santhi (morning), Sayaratchai (evening) Poojas are done.

Festivals

Chiththirai

Jagathratshaka Thevara Thirupugazh Sabha Annual Day, Chitra Poornami.

Vaigasi

Vaigasi Vishakam, Shanmugar Urchavam.

Aani

Vashanta Utsavam , Arunagirinadar Natchathiram.

Aadi

Aadi Kiruthigai.

Aavani

Pavitra Utsavam, Vinayagar Chaturthi.

Purattasi

Navarathiri Vizha, Vijaya Dasami.

Aippasi

KandhSashti Utsavam.

Murugan Kalyana Utsavam.

Karthigai

108 Sangu Abishekam - every monday.

Karthigai Deepam.

Margazhi

Manikavasagar Utsavam.

Arudra Darshan.

Arunagirinadar Utsavam.

Thai

Thai Thirunal.

Thai Poosam.

Varthanthi Vizha (kumbabishekam day), 108 Sangu Abishekam.

Maasi

Maasi Magam.

Maha Sivaratri.

Panguni

Brahmotsavam.

Panguni Uthiram Thirukalyana Utsavam.

Vidaiyatri Utsavam.

Accessibility

The nearest airport is in Chennai. The nearest railway station is Chennai Egmore Railway Station. Aminjikarai (originally Amaindhakarai) is one of the oldest localities in Chennai. The arterial Poonamallee High Road (NH 4) runs through it. The Nelson Manickam Road that traverses through Aminjikarai is an important commercial road in Chennai city.

Temple Address

Ekambareswar Temple,
Aminjikarai,
Chennai.