Chennai Jagannath Temple

Address

Chennai Jagannath Temple

Kannathur Reddikuppam, Kovalam Post,

Sunrise Ave, Chennai,

Tamil Nadu 603112

Moolavar

Jagannath, Baladeva

Amman

Subhadra

Introduction

• Dedicated to Lord Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra.
• Located in Kannathur, Chennai, off the East Coast Road by the seaside.
• Built in the Kalinga style of architecture, resembling the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
• Has shrines for Shiva, Ganesh, and Bimala.
• Annual Rathyatra is the major festival celebrated.
• Situated on Reddy Kuppam Road, off New Mahabalipuram Road.

Puranic Significance:

• Consecrated on 26 January 2001.
• Idols of deities made from neem wood, similar to those in Puri.
• Temple built using black granite from Kancheepuram and white marble from Rajasthan.
• 22 marble steps lead up to the shrine.
• The pooja is conducted in Oriya style by priests from Orissa.
• The temple is set in a 1-acre landscaped area, with flowers from the garden used in the worship.

Other Sannidhis (Shrines) in the Temple:

• Yoganarasimha
• Shiva
• Ganesh (Vinai Theertha Vinayakar)
• Devi Gajalakshmi
• Devi Vimala
• Navagraha Sannidhi (nine planets)
• Dhwaja Sthambha (flag pole) at the entrance.

Special Features:

• Rath Yatra: A major festival where the deities are taken in procession around Kannathur village.
  • The rath is a single stainless steel chariot (the only one of its kind for Lord Jagannath).
  • The rath is decorated with wood and cloth.
• Pata Chitra paintings on walls and ceilings, depicting the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu.

Century/Period

26 January 2001.

Nearest Bus Station

Kannathur off the East Coast Road

Nearest Railway Station

Velacherry

Nearest Airport

Chennai

Location on Map

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