05th January 2020.
The visit to this temple was a part of 73rd Ahimsa walk organized by the Tamil Samanars at Ambur on 5th January 2020. Since a Tirthankara statue was installed in this temple premises, had the chance of visiting this temple. This is one of the village guarding deity under the control of a private group.
Presiding deity : Sri Gangai Amman
Some of the salient features of this temple are....
The temple is facing east with a sanctum sanctorum and a mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is of two part in which the presiding deity Gangai Amman is on the right side and the procession deity is on the left side.
There are many stucco images of Amman, Shiva are on the parapet wall of the sanctum sanctorum and mandapam. The images includes Dhanalakshmi, Arthanareeswarar, Karumariamman, Veeralakshmi, Uma Maheswarar, Shiva Vinayagar, Sankara Narayanar, Kailashanathar, Santhana Lakshmi, Mahishasuramardini, Samayapurathamman, Sakthivel, Durga, Samundeeswari, Adhiparasakthi, Gnanapazham, Rajarajeswari, Meenakshi, Kamakshi, Adhiparasakthi, Om Sakthi and Hanuman. The images are looks cute.
Annual festival in the month of Markazhi will be conducted with Temple car procession. Since the presiding deity is a Village Guard, Chicken and Goats are sacrificed in this temple. It was told that the Jains Tirthankara's sannadhi, which is an integral part of this temple will be kept closed during that time. The temple is believed to be more than 300 years old.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
Annual festival in the month of Markazhi will be conducted with Temple car procession. Since the presiding deity is a Village Guard, Chicken and Goats are sacrificed in this temple. It was told that the Jains Tirthankara's sannadhi, which is an integral part of this temple will be kept closed during that time. The temple is believed to be more than 300 years old.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
Since this is a village deity the sanctum grill will be kept closed with a grill and can have the dharshan at any time.
HOW TO REACH:
This Gangai Amman Temple is about 1.5 KM from Ambur Bus Stand. Ambur is on the Vellore to Krishnagiri, Salem, Dharmapuri bus route.
Ambur is 40 KM from Tirupattur, 60 KM from Vellore and 180KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway station is Ambur.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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