Uthukadu Ellaiyamman Temple, Kanchipuram

Address

Uthukadu Ellaiyamman Temple, Uthukadu, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu – 631605.

Diety

Amman: Ellaiyamman

Introduction

Ellaiyamman Temple is located at Uthukadu, a small village in Walajabad Panchayat Union in Kanchipuram District. The main Deity here is Ellaiyamman. This temple was established in the year 1608. Uthukkadu Ellaiyamma gives all kinds of prosperity to those devotees who sincerely worship her at this temple. Uthukadu is 4.5 kilometers distance from its Walajabad town, 19.7 kilometers distance from its district main city Kanchipuram and 67.7 kilometers distance from its state main city Chennai.

Puranic Significance

It seems Krishnadevaraya and his team came hunting here with his dog. In those days this place was called Utrukadu. The king became tired and went looking for water. He took rest under the canopy of a tree. His pet dog Bairavar decided to go looking for water. He chanced upon a spring of fresh water and bathed in it. He decided to wake the king up and let him know of his discovery. The king on waking up followed his friend to the spring and quenched his thirst. While doing so he found a lemon floating toward him and after a while he found an Amman icon which was two and half feet tall. Nagal Naidu who was the head of his army established this temple. The best part of this temple is the garbhagriham. The main Deity was moved to the right hand side because of her “ugram” nature. In Chitra Maasam, Brahmotsavam is conducted for ten days and is celebrated with pomp and splendor. The sthala Vriksham is Vanni Maram. Many people from Saurashatra also worship this deity as their Kula Deivam.

Special Features

As per the instructions of Ma Ellaiyamman given to the king at his dream, he introduced permanent puja schemes to the deity, and still now three daily pujas are performed at this temple. Here Ma Ellaiyamman appears with four arms, with a pleasing look, and she relieves the diseases of the devotees, and grants immediate boons to the devotees. The images of Varahi, Maheshwari, Durga, Anjaneyar and Vishnu are also found inside the temple, and there is a Navagraha Shrine, and separate shrines for Kalabhairva, Shiva, Parvati and Lord Vinayaka are also found. During the Tamil months of Chithirai and Aadi, devotees celebrate the festival grandly at this temple, by offering Pongal without salt to the Goddess, and by consuming the holy Prasad we would get relieved from blood pressure and heart related problems, and also from various other diseases. People from all parts of Tamil Nadu are visiting this holy temple of Ma Ellaiyamma, especially during the Tamil month of Aadi in order to seek blessings from the holy mother, and also to get relieved from their problems.