West Mambalam Angala Parameswari Temple, Chennai

Address

West Mambalam Angala Parameswari Temple, Appasamy St, Brindavan Extension, West Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600033

Diety

Amman: Angala Parameswari

Introduction

Angala Parameswari Temple is located in West Mambalam in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. The Temple is also called as Putru Koil. The Temple was built in 1978 as per the inscriptions available in the Temple. Here the presiding deity is called as Goddess Sri AngalaParameswari. The Temple is located in Apparswami Street, West Mambalam, Chennai. The Temple is located at about 100 meters from Madras KaliBari Temple, 1.5 Kms from Mambalam Railway Station, and 11 Kms from Chennai Airport.

Puranic Significance

The Temple was built in 1978 as per the inscriptions available in the Temple. The Temple is facing North with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. Presiding Deity is called as Angala Parameswari Amman and she is in sitting posture. Simha and Balipeedam are facing sanctum. Ganapathy, Dhakshinamoorthy and Siva Durgai are Koshta Idols around the sanctum walls. There are Shrines for Navagrahas, Aiyappan, Valli Deivanai Subramaniyar, Saptha kanniyars and Urchavar in the Temple premises. A Putru (an Ant Hill) is situated is on the west side of the sanctum. As per the inscription the temple was constructed by one Mr Poongavana Nayakar during 1978. Since the Ant hill seems to be older than the temple, there must be an old temple existed at this place.