Kamakshi Amman Temple
The
Kalikambal temple located in Thambu Chetty Street in the heart of George Town in
the business district of Chennai is among the most visited temples in the
meteropolis.
This temple
enshrines
Kalikambal
(Kamakshi)
and Kamateswarar
and a host of parivara devatas. The history of the temple goes back to a few
hundred years.
The great Maratha
ruler
Shivaji
is said to have visited the Kalikambal shrine in Chennai, during his tour of the
southern region of the Indian subcontinent.
It is
said that the original location of this temple was closer to the sea shore and
that it was relocated to its present location during the period of British rule
in India.
It is also believed
that a firece ugra form of the Goddess was held in worship earlier, and that
this form was replaced with the
Shanta Swaroopa
form of
Kamakshi,
along with a Meru in the recent past.
This
temple has a rich tradition of festivals, which are celebrated in splendor even
today in the limited space that is available in the neighborhood.
The
Kinnitter - a chariot lined with metal cymbals is unique to this temple, and the
kinnitter procession in the month of Vaikasi attracts large crowds. The
Navaratri and the Vasanta Navaratri festivals are also of a unique nature here.
This
temple has grown in popularity exponentially over the last two decades.
Unprecedented crowds throng the neighborhood on Fridays and during special
celebrationsand the last two decades have seen major construction activities
within the temple complex.
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