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| Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple, Chennai | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Chennai |
| Deity | LordVishnu |
| Location | |
| Location | Chennai |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1962 |
TheAnantha Padmanabhaswami Temple is aHindu temple in the neighbourhood ofAdyar inChennai,India. The temple is located on 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, near the Fortis Malar Hospital. Dedicated to the Hindu godVishnu, the temple is named after thePadmanabhaswamy Temple inThiruvananthapuram and the deity Vishnu is depicted reclining on the mythological five-headed serpent as in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Thiruvananthapuram. The temple was constructed in 1962 on land donated byChithira Thirunal, the lastMaharaja ofTravancore and caters to Chennai'sMalayali community. The temple is constructed in the Kerala style.
Within the premises of the temple, lie anyagashala for conducting daily sermons. There is also a statue of Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharajah of Travancore unveiled byLord Erskine, the thenGovernor of Madras on 29 September 1939 commemorating theTemple Entry Proclamation.
