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Periyapalayam Amman (Periyapalathamman) Temple, Adyar, Chennai (பெரியபலையத்தம்மன்)
Location:
The Periyapalayam Amman (Periyapalathamman) Temple is located near the Adyar Depot bus stand, Adyar, Chennai.Description:
The Periyapalayam Amman (Periyapalathamman) Temple is dedicated to Divine Mother Shakti as Periyapalayam Amman (Periyapalathamman).Bhavani Amman:
Bhavani Amman is referred to as the sister of Sri Krishna. She appeared as the eighth child of Vasudeva and Devaki, the parents of Sri Krishna. Vasudeva exchanged Sri Krishna with the child of Yashoda. When Kamsa, the maternal uncle of Sri Krishna tried to kill the baby, She escaped from his clutches, took the form of Astabhuja Devi (Devi with eight hands) and warned Kamsa about his impending death.
Shines and Deities:
Main Shrines:
- Devi as Periyapalayam Amman (Periyapalathamman) (பெரியபலையத்தம்மன்)
Sri Brahma:
- Sri Brahma (ப்ரம்மா)
Sri Vishnu:
- Sri Kodanda Ramar (கொதண்ட ராமர்)
Sri Shiva:
- Sri Dakshinamurthy (தக்ஷிணாமூர்த்தி)
- Sri Natarajar - (Shivakama Sundari) (நடராஜர் - சிவகாம சுந்தரி)
Devi:
Matrikas:
- Devi Maheswari (மாஹேஸ்வரீ)
- Devi Kaumari (கௌமாரி)
- Devi Vaishnavi (வைஷ்ணவி)
- Devi Chamundi (சாமுண்டி)
- Devi Varahi (வாராஹி)
- Devi Indrani (இந்த்ரானி)
- Devi Brahmi (பிராம்மி)
Tri-Shakti:
- Devi Iccha Shakti (இச்சாசக்தி)
- Devi Jnana Shakti (ஞானசக்தி)
- Devi Kriya Shakti (கிரியாசக்தி)
Other Devis:
- Devi Durgai (துர்கை)
- Devi Kamakshi Amman (காமாட்சி அம்மன்)
- Sri (Natarajar) - Shivakama Sundari (நடராஜர் - சிவகாம சுந்தரி)
Sri Ganesha:
- Sri Narthana Vinayagar (நர்த்தன் விநாயகர்)
- Sri Vinayagar (விநாயகர்)
Sri Murugan:
- Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar (வள்ளி தேவசேணா சுப்ரமண்யர்)
Bhakta Hanuman:
- Sri Anjaneyar (ஆஞ்சநேயர்)
Others:
- Sri Pradosha Nayakar - Nayaki (பிரதொஷ நாயகர் - நாயகி)
- Sri Saniswarar (சனீஸ்வரர்)
- Sri Lingakodbavar (லிங்கொத்பவர்)
- Sri Nagalingam
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