Week 212 - Sri Devi Kathyayanii Ambal Samedha Sri Jalakandeswarar Temple, IIT Madras Campus, Adyar, ChennaiA beautiful Shiva temple in a serene environment and away from the city disturbances within the IIT campus premises surrounded by lush greenery. Sri Jalakandeswarar apparently was recovered from earth while during civil work evacuation when infrastructural developments happened here in early fifties. So it is said to be a 300 to 400years old tenple. An excellent place to meditate and get the blessings of Lord Shiva. The temple Kumbhabhishekam was performed by none other than Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal along with Sri Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal from the Kanchi Kamakoti madam in 2014.Occasionally one can sight deer coming closer to the temple premises and people do try to feed it. Along with sivan temple there are separate Sannidhi gor lord Rama, Krishna, Hanumanand Ayyappan. Navagraha Sannidhi can also present. Absolutely a peaceful place for quite contemplation and meditation and a must to visit temple for people in Chennai.

It was nice, calm and peaceful. Also, there was a very friendly adult black and white cat 😍

Nice , serene place inside the IIT Madras campus. This is Lord Shivas temple and occasional sightings of deer in the temple premises can be found.

A 300 to 400 years old temple

Nice shiva temple inside IIT.Pradosham is celebrated well here.Calm and neat temple.

Must visit if you are in IIT Campus.Lord Shiva Temple.Must attend Sandhya Aarti. 🙏

This place was in my bucketlist from a longgggg time.. Finally visited!! Serene place!!.. One of the sought after place for tourist in Chennai.. Just beware of the functioning time of the time before visiting. 👍

Its amazing place.. .calm atmosphere.. U got peace. . Along with siva temple there is lord rama, krishna, hanuman, ayappa swami and navagraha temple also there.. .

Best place to visit at IITM. The beauty is enchanting especially with the deer around.

Nice, calm temple. Inside the IIT Campus, hence written permission required. Wild and not so wild animals in their natural habitat is an added attraction.

A quiet and peaceful temple. You can actually spent a lot of time here. The best place to relax and enjoy

Calm & quite place to worship. All priest are so committed.

IIT Madras campus is a special in the Great Chennai. Sri Jalakandeswarar is recovered from earth while during civil work evacuation, infrastructural developments happened here in early fifties. I too was serving as a Temple Secretary. In the campus is like mini cosmopolitan city. People from all over India students, faculty are residents and regularly visiting the temple

This is inside the IIT Madras campus surrounded by lot of greeneries. Visitors can have a good darshan of Lord Siva. In addition visitors can have a look at spotted deers, monkeys etc.

In a wooded, serene and peaceful environment. Good place for peaceful meditation.

Peaceful atmosphere. Can pray in calm

Temple is located inside the IIT MADRAS Premises(Near main Gate).During sivarathri and Prathosam special poojas made are really awesome.Here Place is very clean and green environment.Every time Im visited this temple i always seen deers inside the temple.We can feed the food to the deers.Deers are always quit cal here.I luv this environemnt

One of the best Shiva temples have known in the Adyar area since my school days...Goddess Karthiyayini and Lord Jalakanteshwarar sit majestically in the midst of deers and forest greenary in IIT. An excellent place to meditate and get the blessings of Lord Shiva. The temple Kumbhabhishekam was performed by none other than Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal along with Sri Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal in 2014. Come and visit and be blessed with bountiful blessings of the Lord & Goddess.

What a wonderful place within the beautiful campus. Culture lives here.

Nice temple and very much old one inside IIT Madras

A nice temple of Lord siva inside IIT Madras campus....

Worth the visit. Nice temple. We used to go there every Sunday evening

Good place for meditation and the maintenance was very good.

Nice temple in IIT M campus

At IIT Madras, Chennai in the serene environment and away from the city disturbances, this is a nice and good Shiva temple, with Goddess Devi Kathyayanii, Navagrahas, Kalabhairavar, Hanuman, Krishna and Rama-Sita Vigrahas in one place, with all the festivals and rituals followed regularly. Evening there are school childrens learn Vedas from a learned Vedic scholar. Inside the campus there is Durga Peeliamman temple and Lord Vinayaka temple.

Inside IIT CAMPUS. Very nice temple. Temple priest is very knowledgeable. Pooja performed all days. One must attend monthly Prathosha Pooja.

Lovely place for a nice walk anytime of the day

Inside IIT... Lovely place.....

Absolutely a peaceful place for quite contemplation.

Good & Peaceful. When the monkeys are not around :)

Very well maintained temple. Non commercial offerings practice. Located inside IIT Madras campus. Old temple, 2nd of its type in state

Sivarathri Pooja is unique.

A peaceful and a pleasant place to relax and worship.

Very divine and beautiful temple.🌝🌝🌝

Temple inside IIT Chennai campus. Outstanding location

Inside IITMadras best place to worship...

Jalakanteswarar sivan temple is located in inside of IIT MADRAS campus.

God is greater. Its important place.

IAM serving in this temple from April2010 Temple timings 6:00-10:00am serving time 8:30-10:00am inthe evening 5:00-8:00pm serving time 6:30-8:00pm

Very serene atmosphere. One of the oldest temples in Chennai.

Divine place to pray.

Jalakandeswarar Temple (Tamil: ஜலகண்டேஸ்வரர் கோவில்) is an temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is located in the Vellore Fort, Tamil Nadu State, India.[1] The temple of the Vijaynagar period stands inside the Vellore Fort, which is under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India, along with the St. Johns Church, Tippu Mahal, Hyder Mahal, Candy Mahal, Badhusha Mahal and the Begum Mahal

Great place... Peaceful

Very calm and nice place

Amazing place in the campus.

Peaceful serine place

Very clean, spiritual, divine place.. Best in Chennai

Most peaceful temple in IITM

Very Serene and blissful place

Perfect temple for shiva

Very nice place

Very good place

Beautiful and serene temple

No access

Deers goes around

Good place to visit

Calm and peaceful place

Around 700 year old temple

Good maintence

Good reviews.

Wonderful natural

Must visit place for iitians

Nice temple

Peaceful place

Great

Good temple

Good..

Peaceful Place

Excellent temple

Divine and peace

Serene, peaceful, picturesque

Serene

Serene!

Good

Nice

Wonderful calm Temple

Nice

Public are not allowed here

A very quite place

Clean , sacred place

வேலூர் ஜலகண்டேஸ்வரர் கோயில் (Jalakandeswarar Temple) தமிழ்நாட்டில் வேலூர் மாவட்டத்தின் தலைநகரான வேலூரில் அமைந்துள்ள சிவன் கோயிலாகும்.வேலூர் நகரின் மையப்பகுதியில் அமைந்துள்ள கோட்டையின் உள்ளே இக்கோயில் அமைந்துள்ளது. இந்தியாவிலேயே அகழியோடு கூடிய ஒரே கோட்டை வேலூர்க்கோட்டை மட்டுமே ஆகும். இதன் எழிலார்ந்த அமைப்பு கண்ணையும் கருத்தையும் கவர்வதாம். இதில் கிழக்குப் பக்கத்தில் மட்டுமே நுழைவாயில் உள்ளது. தற்போது கோட்டை அகழியின் மூன்று பக்கங்களில் மட்டுமே தண்ணீர் உள்ளது. தெற்குப் பக்கத்தில் தண்ணீர் இல்லை. கோட்டையின் உள்ளே மத்திய, மாநில அரசுகளுக்குச் சொந்தமான அலுவலகங்கள் உள்ளன. இதன் வடக்குப் பக்கத்தில் கோயில் அமைந்துள்ளது. இக்கோட்டை 136 ஏக்கர் நிலப்பரப்பில் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது. நாயக்கர் காலத்தில் எழுப்பப்பட்ட இதன் ஒரு பாணி விஜயநகர கட்டிடப்பாணியின் இறுதி நிலையைக் கொண்டுள்ளது.

Very good temple inside IIT Campus, Starts with Pillayar, Murugar, Jalagantrdhwarar, Ambal, Kalabairavar, Navagraham, Anjaneyar, Ramar, Krishnan, Ayyappan etc .. Peacefull and Special during Pradosham ..Mainly for IIT Campus ...

Om Jalakanteswararey namaha Om Namaha Shivaya

OM Nama Shivaya

Jai jalakanteshwara