Sakta (Amman) · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple
மாங்காடு காமாட்சி அம்மன் கோயில்
Adi Kamakshi and Kamakshi, standing on the pancha agni penance
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The temple in short
- Deity
- Adi Kamakshi and Kamakshi, standing on the pancha agni penance
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.03N 80.11E
- Usual hours
- 6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Sukran Rahu
- Visited for
- Where Kamakshi stood on one toe in the five fires for Sivan, which is why it is the Chennai temple for a marriage that will not fix. Fridays in Aadi and Thai are its days; lamps of ghee are lit in the Adi Kamakshi shrine.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple 4.6 km · Sakta (Amman)
- Kundrathur Murugan Temple 4.9 km · Murugan
- Thiruneermalai Ranganatha Perumal Temple 9.5 km · Vaishnava
- Sri Bhaktha Anjaneyar Temple, Nanganallur 9.7 km · Vaishnava
- Masilamaniswarar Temple, Thirumullaivoyal 10.5 km · Saiva
- Vadapalani Andavar Temple 11.1 km · Murugan
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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.