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[[File:Ashtalakshmi temple 2.jpg|thumb|Ashtalakshmi temple 2]]
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[[File:Ashtalakshmi Kovil - Temple of Eight Lakshmis , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India.jpg|thumb|Ashtalakshmi Kovil]]
[[File:03Chennai&DeepavaliFireworksCeleb&2009.jpg|thumb|left|Temple tower during [[Diwali]]]]
The '''Ashtalakshmi Kovil''' is a [[Hindu temple]], which lies on the shorelines near the [[Elliot's beach]], in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to the goddess [[Lakshmi]], and  her eight primary forms - the [[Ashtalakshmi]] -  the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge. The sanctorums are depicted on a multi-tier complex in such a way that visitors could visit all the shrines without stepping over any of the sanctorums.<ref name="Ashtalakshmitemplefeatures">{{cite web
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In this temple the Ashtalakshmi  are present in four levels. The shrine of Lakshmi and her consort [[Vishnu]] is in level two.  One starts the worship from here. One can take the stairs and the path leads to third floor which has the shrines of Santhanalakshmi, Vijayalakshmi, Vidyalakshmi and Gajalakshmi. Then again take a few steps and we reach the shrrine of DhanaLakshmi, which is the only shrine on the fourth floor. Exiting the main shrine, in the first level, there are shrines for Aadilakshmi, Dhaanya lakshmi and Dharyalakshmi. The temple also has [[Dashavatara]] (avatars of Vishnu), Guruvayoorapan, [[Ganesha]], Dhanwanthari and Anjaneyar deities.

==Renovation==
At 2012, the temple was renovated at the cost of {{INR}} 7 million. Another {{INR}} 1.6 million was spent on conducting the ''Jeernotharana Ashtabandana mahakumbhabhishekam'', a Hindu ceremony. A total of 32 kalasams were newly laid in the temple, including a gold-plated 5.5-foot-high kalasam atop the sanctum sanctorum.<ref name="Astalakshmi_DC"/>

==References==
{{Portal|Chennai|Hinduism}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.ashtalakshmitemple.tnhrce.in Official site]

{{List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu}}
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{{Places of worship in Chennai}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]