HOME ABOUT US TARIFF LOCATION CONTACT US
Location
NANGANALLUR

Nanganallur (Tamil : நங்கநல்லூர்) has been one of the southern suburbs of Chennai till September 2011, but it is now a part of Chennai Corporation in Tamil Nadu. It is a residential area close to the Chennai International Airport.

As of 2001 India census, Nanganallur has a population of 52,230. The suburb has Hindus, Muslim and Christian population in various proportion and distributed in various regions. Hindus, mostly Tamil Brahmins, form the majority and people from outside Tamil Nadu are also represented with a significant number. As a result of Chennai's booming IT business and setting up of IT parks in the suburbs, a lot of people have moved into suburbs like nanganallur.

Towards the end of 2009, it was announced that the Chennai Corporation would be expanded to cover the surrounding 42 local bodies. This was confirmed by the new government in 2011. Nanganallur, has thus become a part of Chennai Corporation from September 2011. Nanganallur got its name because of the Rajarajeswari Temple located in Thillai Ganga Nagar. Nanganallur was known as Nangai-nallur. The name was given by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi (a.k.a. Maha Periyaval).

Nanganallur will have a roller skating rink on 100 Feet Road near the Civil Aviation Colony. Developed on a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) open ground by the Alandur Municipality it is stated to open in June 2011. The facility has been set up at a cost of INR 3.1 million. The rink is 325 feet (99 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and it is the longest in the whole of Tamil Nadu. The facility will have an office room

  TEMPLES AT NANGANALLUR
  • Sri Varasiddhi Vinayahar Temple
    Sri Varasiddhi Vinayahar Temple Salient Features :
    • One of the oldest temples in the locality .
    • Kanchi Maha Periyavar used to stay here during his visits to Nanganallur.
  • Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar Temple
    Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar Temple Salient Features :
    • Hayagreevar is the God of Knowledge.
    • Dedicated to Sri Vishnu as Hayagriva (Hayavadan) Perumal and Divine Mother Shakti as Devi Lakshmi.
  • Sri Uthara Guruvayoorappan Temple
    Sri Varasiddhi Vinayahar Temple Salient Features :
    • Main deity is very similar to the Guruvayoor deity.
    • There are shrines for Lord Venkateswara, Sri Dharmasastha, Sri Prasanna Vinayaka and the Navagrahas.
    • The outer walls of the sanctum and sanctorum are fitted with brass lamps like in Guruvayur. During Ekadesi, Pournami, Rohini, Astami and special occasions, the lamps are lit.
  • Srimad Raghavendra Swami Temple
    Srimad Raghavendra Swami Temple Salient Features :
    • Known as the Dhakshina Manthralayam.
    • The sacred spot houses the Mithrika brindhavan of Sri Raghavendhra Swamy
  • Sri Anjaneyar Temple
    Sri Varasiddhi Vinayahar Temple Salient Features :
    • The Anjaneyar facing West is of 32 feet high carved out of a single rock.
    • A 'thulam' (weighing balance) has been erected for offering 'thulabaram'.
    • A Sannidhi for Lord Krishna.
  • Sri Ayyappan Temple
    Sri Ayyappan Temple Salient Features :
    • A typical Kerala sampradaya temple for Ayyappan.
    • The idol in sanctum sanctorum could be comfortably viewed on the mirror from both sides of the sannidhi during crowded hours.
  • Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple
    Sri Varasiddhi Vinayahar Temple Salient Features :
    • Recent addition to the list of temples in Nanganallur.
    • Lord Dhanvandhri is in a separate shrine here.
  • Sri Devi Karumari Amman Temple
    Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar Temple Salient Features :
    • Adjoining temple to Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar. Lord Srinivasar (Balaji) gives beautiful dharshan at the entrance itself.
    • celestial weddings are being conducted here during the month of Margazhi
  • Sri Raja Rajeswari & Sri Lakshmi Sametha Sathyanarayana Perumal Temple
    Sri Raja Rajeswari & Sri Lakshmi Sametha Sathyanarayana Perumal Temple Salient Features :
    • Because of the presence of Raja Rajeswari temple, this place was called Nangai Nallur once and later became Nanganallur.
    • Sri Lakshmi sametha Sathyanarayana Perumal temple is on the ground floor of the Raja Rajeswari temple.
    • No artificial lights in the sanctum sanctorum. Lot of kuthuvilakku deepams are lit so that the devotees can have a comfortable and well lit dharshan of the Lords.
  • Sri Ardhanareeswarar Temples
    Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar Temple Salient Features :
    • In the 1960s, the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam discovered this ancient temple.
    • This temple is also a "Kethu sthalam".
  • Sri Ashtabhuja Durgai Temple
    Sri Ashtabhuja Durgai Temples Salient Features :
    • A life-size idol of Sri Ashtabhuja Shanthi Durga is installed at the rear of the temple.
    • The well sculpted durga is known as sarvabhishta pala nayaki.
  • Sri Dharmalingeswarar Sempon Kovil
    Sri Dharmalingeswarar Sempon Kovil Salient Features :
    • Semponkoil Dhanmeesar (Dharmalingeswar temple) in south Nanganallur is an ancient temple of Pallava times that dates back about 1000 years.
    • The principal deity is Lord Shiva in the form of Dhanmeesar.
    • The temple has a three tiered gopuram. There is a separate shrine for Goddess Sarvamangalambikai. The Navagrahas, Bairvar and Anjaneyar are seen in the inner prakaram and Vinayagar is enshrined in the outer prakaram.
  • Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple
    Sri Ashtabhuja Durgai Temples Salient Features :
    • A stone image of Lord Narayana, is portrayed
    in a typical Pallava style.
    • There is also an image of Goddess Bhudevi,
    with a bell, a plate and a lamp.
    • The main sanctum has the image of the
    principal Deity, Lord Lakshmi Narasimha.
    • A significant feature of the temple is that there
    is a separate sanctum for Azhwars with
    exclusive cubicle for each Azhwar in a neat row.
 
Copy right © 2010. www.surani.biz. All Rights Reserved. Designed by K Labs.