Perumber Kandigai Anjaneyar Temple, Kanchipuram

Address

Perumber Kandigai Anjaneyar Temple, Perumber Kandigai, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu- 603201.

Diety

Anjaneyar

Introduction

Anjaneyar Temple is dedicated to God Anjaneya located at Perumber Kandikai Village in Kanchipuram District. This is a very ancient temple without any roof. Villagers have tried many times to construct a roof over the deity but failed. There is a popular belief among them that Sri Anjaneya Swami is growing in size, as days pass by The name of the village itself is very unique, Perum + Peru + Kandigai, meaning that one should be very fortunate in order to take birth in this village. The Temple is believed to be 1500 years old. This village is situated approximately 5 Kms from Achirappakkam (a small town in Chennai – Trichy national Highway). It is said that during ancient times, there were nearly 33 temples in this village. As days passed on, most of them got damaged due to various reasons and only a few among them were left… Perumber kandikai is located in the Chennai – Trichy National Highway, after Achirappakkam, at an about 5 kms you have to turn left and go for about 2 kms. Thozhuppedu Rail Way Station and Achirappakkam Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Perumber Kandigai. Chennai Airport is located at a distance of 84 Kms from Perumber Kandigai.