Friday, February 2, 2018

Angalamman Temple, Kaveripakkam, Vellore

Angalamman Temple, Kaveripakkam, Vellore
Angalamman Temple is a Hindu Temple located in the town of Kaveripakkam in the Vellore District of Tamil Nadu. The temple is one of the earliest stone structures in Tamil Nadu and has remains of the Pallava and the early Medieval Chola period. While the temple is dedicated to Angalamman, the idol of Shiva is the most prominent and he is seated in the utkutikasana posture with the leaves of the Vedas in his hand. This temple is built for the Goddess Angalamman and some special ceremony called Mayana Kollai at graveyard will be conducted every year. People will take Amman from the village to graveyard and will be doing pooja to worship the goddess.

The Temple is located at about 850 meters from Kaveripakkam, 1.6 Kms from Kaveripakkam Bus Stand, 17 Kms from Walajah, 17 Kms from Ranipet, 38 Kms from Arakkonam, 42 Kms from Vellore, 22 Kms from Mahendra Vadi, 17 Kms from Ranipet Railway Station and 98 Kms from Chennai. Nearest Railway Stations are located at Mahendra Vadi and Ranipet. Nearest Airport is located at Chennai.