03rd March 2019.
The History says that Indian Tamils had a connection with Myanmar since Rajendra Chozha period. When Burma was taken over by the British in 18th Century, Indian Tamil people migrated to Burma, the present Myanmar to work as laborers in paddy & Sugarcane fields and, Tea estates. Most of the agricultural lands were owned by Nattukottai Nagarathars. Latter laborers also purchased lands and started agriculture on their own.
The Indian Tamil peoples also constructed temples for Village Gods for Muniswaran, Amman, Etc, and celebrated annual festivals also like in Tamil Nadu. One such a place is called Pelican ( Pelikhan) in Myanmar. The Annual celebrations gave them opportunity to meet their relatives in a foreign land. It went on smoothly up to middle of 20th Century. In the year 1962, the ruling power was taken over by the military in a coup and lot of changes were made, which includes change of Prime minister.
This triggered a panic amongs the Indian Tamil Laborers and started leaving Myanmar in mass numbers as refugees in 1965, leaving all their belongings. Indian Govt. also arranged ships to commute them to India. Some of them stayed back. The Laborers were accommodated in various parts of Chennai. Trichy, Chettinad etc,. The people wherever they stayed are called Burma Nagar or Burma Colony. The Burma Bazaar is also part of it, to do business of selling electronic goods. The Burma Nagar people at Kathivakkam near Ennore constructed a Muniswaran and Sri Angalamman Temple. They named the Muniswarar as Pelican Muniswarar in remembrance of Myanmar ( Burma ), Pelican ( Pelikhan ) Muniswarar Temple.
Presiding Deity : 1. Sri Angalamman
2. Sri Pelican Muniswarar
Some of the Salient features of this temple are….
The temple is facing east with a 5 tier Rajagopuram. The main shrines are Sri Angalamman and Sri Pelican Muneeswarar. Keeping this two shrines at the centre, sub shrines are constructed around. Dwajasthambam is in front of Sri Angalamman and a curved long sword is in front of Sri Pelican Muniswarar shrine.
In the prakaram sannadhi for Durgai, Kaliamman, Abirami with Amirthakadeswarar, Naalvar, Dharmasastha Sri Ayyappan, Kalyana Venkatesa Perumal, Annai Sivakami, Vinayagar, Poochi Ayya and Navagrahas. Two stucco horses are near the Rajagopuram. On the north east corner facing east are the stucco large size images of Anjaneyar and an Amman.
Apart from regular poojas, annual festival with “Theemithi” are celebrated in a grand manner in April Month. The temple was constructed with the contributions received from the people, who are returned from Myanmar ( Burma ). The donation inscription stones are kept on the walls of shrines.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is on the west side of the Ennore High road and Bus top is Annai Sivakami Nagar alias Burma Nagar.
There are about 10 City buses from Chennai Central Rly Station, Beach Station, Perambur, CMBT, Broadway, Thiruvanmiyur, Vallalar Nagar to Ennore passes through this place.
The Kathivakkam railway station is about 800 meters from the temple. All Gummudipoondi Local trains will stop at Kathivakkam.
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