Ashtalakshmi Temple, Chennai
 |
12°59′33″N 80°16′14″E / 12.9925°N 80.2706°E The Ashtalakshmi Kovil is an Hindu temple, which lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach, in Chennai, India. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, who, according to the Hindu mythology, is the giver 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. [1][2] The temple was constructed on the wishes of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati swamigal of Kanchi Mutt.[1]
In this temple the eight lakshmi's are present in four levels. The shrine of Mahalakshmi & Mahavishnu 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 shrrines of Santhana lakshmi, Vijaya lakshmi, Vidya lakshmi and Gajalakshmi. Then again take a few steps and we reach the shrrine of DhanaLakshmi which is the only shrrine on the fourth floor.
Exiting the main shrine, in the first level, there are Aadilakshmi, Dhaanya lakshmi and Dharyalakshmi.
The temple also has Dasavathara's(10 incarnations of Vishnu), Guruvayoorapan, Ganapati, Dhanwanthari and Anjaneyar deities.
Renovation
At 2012, the temple was renovated at the cost of ₹ 7 million. Another ₹ 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. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Astakalshmi temple". Indian heritage.com. March 2012. Retrieved 2-Dec-2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Ashtalakshmi temple consecrated in Chennai". Deccan Chronicle. Chennai: Deccan Chronicle. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2-Dec-2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)
 | This article about an Indian Hindu place of worship is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |