ARULMIGU SRI DURGA PEELI AMMAN TEMPLE, IIT MADRAS, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU.

15^th April 2019.

This is one of the Village guarding deity / Ellai Amman / Goddess of Tharamani from ancient times. We had seen Peeli Amman temples at Pallipattu and Anbalagan Nagar, Anna Nagar ( Near Bus Tharamani Bus Terminus ) in our previous posts, are part of Tharamani. The place where this Arulmigu Durgai Peeliamman temple exists in IIT Madras was also a part of Tharamani, before establishment of IIT Madras.

Presiding Deity : Arulmigu Sri Durga Peeli Amman

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The Temple is facing north. The sanctum was built in octagonal shape with a front open mandapa. In Koshtam Ganapathy, Icha Sakthi, Kiriya Sakthi, Gana Sakthi and Maheswari. In sanctum Arulmigu Durga Peeli Amman is in sitting posture. The Sri Durga Peeli Amman is worshiped as a benevolent goddess with out fierce look. A Soolam, Palipedam and Simha vahanam are in front of the sanctum. The mandapa pillars has the Amman’s Various avathara Stucco images, installed during recent renovations. On the North east corner of the sanctum sanctorum, Navagrahas are installed in a octagonal manadapa. A Ganapathy, Amman and Sri Valli Deivanai samedha Subramaniyar sannadhis are added during the recent renovations.

The Local people follows a ritual called “Kodaikalyanam” in those days, for health issues. After getting cured, the person used to take “Sakthi Karagam” ( a pot filled with water) on their heads and go round the boundaries of Villages Thiruvanmiyur, Kottivakkam, Perungudi, Narayanapuram, Puzhuthivakkam, Velachery and finally ends at Arulmigu Durga Peeli Amman temple. The person would worship Grama Devata of each  village before returning to this Temple. Due to urbanization the authors of the original article could not locate the exact Village.

      

As per the Rajbhavan records this Arulmigu Durga Peeli Amman Temple was mentioned as Ellai Amman. After first Kumbhabhishekam may be during 1965, Punaravardhana Jeeranotharana Ashtabandhana Maha Kumbhabhishekam was held after renovation on 24^th March 2019. The Kumbhabhishekam was carried out by Sivasri Dr K Pichai Gurukkal, the head priest of Sri Karpaka Vinayagar Temple of Pillayarpatti.

The temple authorities planned to install a Dwajasthambam at a cost of Rs 20 lakhs for which funds are expected from the Devotees.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 06.30 Hrs to 10.00 hrs and 15.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs on Tuesdays, 06.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00hrs to 20.00 hrs on Fridays and 06.30 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs on other days.

CONTACT DETAILS:

The temple is being managed by Sri Durga Peeliamman Temple Samajam, Peeliamman Devotees Society  and the land line number is +91 44 22579482.

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is on the Delhi Avenue near Stadium of IIT Madras.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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