Kumaran Kundram
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Lord Murugan
's temple is situated on the top of a small hillock at Kumaran Kundram near Madras Institute of Technology
, not far from Chennai
in India
. One can have a panoromic view of Chromepet
from the top of the hill at which the present Hindu
shrine was built in the 1970s. It is situated in between gajalakshmi nagar and nehru nagar and not in Chitlapakam a town located 1 km away from Chromepet
. Its a well known landmark in this area and usually gets very crowded on Fridays because of the special puja's conducted.
There is a vishnu temple in front of it which was built by a man who dreamt of lord vishnu telling him to build the temple. The ground belonged to Mr.Srinivasan Thiagarajan who gave it in return for another land at Gajalakshmi nagar.
The Deity of Lord Murugan in Kumaran Kundram is considered to be equivalent to the one in Swamimalai
There are also idols for Lord Shiva, Sharabeswarar, Lord Vinayagar and The Navagrahas in Kumaran Kundram.
There is a Veda Paatasala - A place where the ancient Vedas of Hindu culture are taught to children and young boys.
Also, there is a small auditorium inside the temple premises, where cultural events like Carnatic Music
programs, Bhajans etc. are conducted.
There is another temple that is just opposite to the Kumaran Kundram Temple. This temple has idols of Lord Anjaneya, Shri Lakshmi Narasimhar, Lord Venkatachalapathi, Goddess Aandal etc.
Murugan
Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
's temple is situated on the top of a small hillock at Kumaran Kundram near Madras Institute of Technology
Madras Institute of Technology
The Madras Institute of Technology is an engineering institute located in Chromepet, Chennai , India. It is one of the four autonomous constituent colleges of Anna University. It was started in 1949 by Mr. C. Rajam as the first self-financing engineering institute in the country, and later it...
, not far from Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. One can have a panoromic view of Chromepet
Chromepet
Chromepet is a township in the southern part of Chennai, India. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk Road, close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram, Well connected by Road and Railways. It is 4 km south of the Anna International Airport, Meenambakkam. It is the home of the Madras Institute of...
from the top of the hill at which the present Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
shrine was built in the 1970s. It is situated in between gajalakshmi nagar and nehru nagar and not in Chitlapakam a town located 1 km away from Chromepet
Chromepet
Chromepet is a township in the southern part of Chennai, India. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk Road, close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram, Well connected by Road and Railways. It is 4 km south of the Anna International Airport, Meenambakkam. It is the home of the Madras Institute of...
. Its a well known landmark in this area and usually gets very crowded on Fridays because of the special puja's conducted.
There is a vishnu temple in front of it which was built by a man who dreamt of lord vishnu telling him to build the temple. The ground belonged to Mr.Srinivasan Thiagarajan who gave it in return for another land at Gajalakshmi nagar.
The Deity of Lord Murugan in Kumaran Kundram is considered to be equivalent to the one in Swamimalai
Swamimalai Murugan Temple
Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple located in the township of Swamimalai, 5 km from Kumbakonam on the banks of a tributary of river Cauvery, 250 km from Chennai and is near to Thanjavur in India.-Arupadai Veedu:...
There are also idols for Lord Shiva, Sharabeswarar, Lord Vinayagar and The Navagrahas in Kumaran Kundram.
There is a Veda Paatasala - A place where the ancient Vedas of Hindu culture are taught to children and young boys.
- Paatasala is equivalent to a school where children are taught various subjects. The word has a Sanskrit origin.
Also, there is a small auditorium inside the temple premises, where cultural events like Carnatic Music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
programs, Bhajans etc. are conducted.
There is another temple that is just opposite to the Kumaran Kundram Temple. This temple has idols of Lord Anjaneya, Shri Lakshmi Narasimhar, Lord Venkatachalapathi, Goddess Aandal etc.