Mundaka Kanni
amman temple , Mylapore , Chennai
Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander
This is a famous
temple in Chennai which is supposed to help us remove Naga Dosha as well
as grant women longevity of married life.”Mundakam” in Tamil means
lotus flower and this Goddess is
called “One with the lotus eyes) .Though
the people consider that it is an ancient temple, no information about its history is
available.Some people believe that she
is the form of Goddess Saraswathi and others the Goddess Kothavai.
In this temple the Goddess
is Swayambhu(self made) and the
sanctum(Garbha graham) is in in a
thatched shed. It seems devotees several times try to move the Goddess in to a
Building but every time , there was some problem. It is also believed
that the Goddess has chosen to stay in a shed so that devotees
are saved from the heat of summer
Before the
sanctum , there are two lady Dwara
palakis( Guards) .The goddess is in the
form of lotus flower bud of stone.There is a trident in front
and back of the Goddess and there
is also a lustrous unknown light
behind her back,.The Goddess is
covered by silver armour .On the armour a picture of a five hooded snake is drawn .On the back of the
goddess There is a Kallala tree behind her and below it a
three feet high stone serpent.
On the left of the Goddess Is the Ursavar( metal idol which is
taken round during
festivals) and opposite to it is a huge
neem tree The Statue of Uthsavar is in a
sitting position having a peaceful
face. On her head there is a crown and One hand holds a sword , another shows symbol of protection and the back hands have Small drum and
trident ,On the left side of the Uthsavar is the Saptha kanyas Maheswari, Vaishnavo, Brahmi, Kaumari , Indrani
, Chamundi and Varahi and two
sages Parasurama and Jamadhagni sages made of Earth are found sitting on their sides.
From morning to
noon continuously Abhishekam is done to
this Goddess using milk, curd , tender coconut water , honey
, Panchamritham, lime juices,
sandal paste , rose water and so
on .
After this they
make a ball of turmeric make it flat and paste it on the face of the goddess,
on which eyes, nose mouth etc are made, dress
her with neem leaves ,and make
her wear flower garland.
Festivals
On Chithirai
first (April 14th or 15th) there is a worship with 108 lamps.
On Aadi pooram day
!008 basket of flowers are
poured over the head of Goddess and porridge
(kanji) is distributed
On aadi pooram ,
Vijaya Dasami, last Friday of Thai month , Chithra pournami and Tamil new year
day , the mother sits on a silver throne
and goes round the streets
On Aippasi
POurnami day Annabishekam is
performed to Amman
On Sundays , Tuesdays
and Fridays and other festival days they
make the goddess wear silver face ,
serpent ornaments as well as crown.
The temple is open from
6 am to 12 non
and 4 pm to 9 pm
Contact
particulars
Arulmigu Mundagakanniamman Temple
Mylapore,Chennai-600 004.
Phone:044-24981893
E-Mail:mundagakanniamman@gmail.com
From Paris corner
the temple is near by.The place can be reached by buses/taxis/auto as
well as train from any part of madras.
https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-Mundakakanni_Amman_Temple-Chennai-site_38417140-4612 gives various methods to reach the temple from various parts of the city.
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