Saiva · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Umbilo Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam, Cato Manor
ஸ்ரீ அம்பலவாணர் ஆலயம்
Ambalavaanar (Siva) with Draupadi Amman
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The temple in short
- Deity
- Ambalavaanar (Siva) with Draupadi Amman
- Where
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · 29.87S 30.97E
- Usual hours
- 6 am – 12 pm, 4 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Sani Guru
- Visited for
- One of the oldest Hindu temples in South Africa, built in the 1870s by the Tamil indentured families of Umbilo and rebuilt after a flood; the Draupadi Amman fire-walking is kept still.
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple, Chatsworth 9.5 km · Vaishnava
- Shree Emperumal Temple, Mount Edgecombe 19 km · Vaishnava
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lenasia 499.7 km · Vaishnava
- Temple Narasinga Péroumal, Saint-André 2662.1 km · Vaishnava
- Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin) Sri Siva Temple 2861 km · Saiva
- Sockalingum Meenatchee Ammen Kovil, Port Louis 2874.1 km · Saiva
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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.