About Sri Kamakala Kameswarar Temple

The Pradhana murthys of this ancient temple are Lord Kameswarar and his consort Goddess Kameswari. The Moolavar is in the form of a Swetha Bhana Lingam , a rarity in this regions and the Goddess has a Tribhangi Swarupam- again a very rare form of sculpture in this part of the vindhyas.The Goddess reigns supreme through her Ardha Meru and Sri Chakram. The other deities include Lord Ganesh, Lord Subramanya, Lord Iyyappan, Lord Hanuman and Utsavam Murthy- Lord Rama with his consort Sita , Hanuman and Brother Lakhsmana.It is believed that King Chatrapathi Shivaji had once visited this temple. The Moolavar vimans are made of Granite structures, indicating that the temple is very ancient. It shdould be more than 700- 800 years old.Goddess Durga is also present in the temple. A number of devotees throng the temples on Tuesday afternoons for the Rahu Kala Prayers, believed to ward off evils and bring prosperity to those who offer prayers.The temple is visited by devotees from far and wide.
The Temple's New Rajagopuram was constructed and rajagopuram consecration (kumbabhisekham) happened in the year 1994. A number of renovation works have been carried out subsequently. The Temples celebrates a number of festivals throug out the year - Brahmotsavam , Vasantotsavam,Vaikasi Vishakam,Aani Thirumanjanam for Lord Nataraja, Aadi Puram, Pavithrotsavam, Annabhisekam, Kartigai Deepam,Arudra Darisanam to name a few.The Soora samharam utsavam held at the conclusion of Skanda Sashti must visit in this part of the world. This happens after Diwali.
There is a good participation in all the utsavams by devotees and the Sri Padams are very active in the day to day activities of the temple,be it doing cleaning work at regular intervals or participating in the festivities.
Pl keep visiting this blog for more updates about the utsavams.

Tucked in the quite lanes

The subject would be the best way to describe this temple , which is tucked in the quite lane of Raja Hanumantha Lala street , the nearest landmarks being the Gosha Hospital and the Mani Iyer Hall- The Theosophical society.... No this is not Besant Nagar. There is another Theosophical society in the heart of Chennai, in Triplicane aka Thiruvallikeni, the cultural nerve centre of Chennai,with its traditional madisar & Panchakacham clad women and men folks, who have visiting the famous Parthsarathy temple and participating in its festivites as part of their day to day lives. Triplicane has a blend of both the old and new world order. Of course Cricket is part of its folklore.

The Presiding deities of Sri Kameswarar Temple are The Lord Kameswarar and goddess Kameswari. The Lord is in the form of a Swetha Bana Lingam and Ambal with a Tribamgi swarupam.

This small temple brims with festivals thro out the year . The Annual 10 day brahmotsavam is held in the month of Chitra(Chitra Pournami).Apart from this the other festivals include Regular Krittigai Ursavams, Pavithrothsavam, Vasantotsavams,Navarathri Utsavam, Panguni Uttiram, Adi Krittigi, Aani Thirumanjanam to name a few.

This blog will bring out the festivals in regular intervals. Wait for more updates.... and the activities of the Satsang....

Some of the prominent sons of the soil of Triplicane include, The Great mathematician - Srinivasa Ramanujam, Silver tongue Srinivasa Sastri, The great violinist Dwaram Venkatswamy Naidu, former India's opener W V Raman to name a few, not to miss out on national poet Subramanya Bharathi.

Triplicane is also famous for another famous temple, Thiruvettiswarar one of the most ancient temples in the radius.