Kalyana Varadaraja Perumal Temple , Kaladipet , Madras









 Kalyana Varadaraja  Perumal temple,  Kaladipet. 

   Had the chance to visit the temple today. The temple is situated in Kaladipet near Thiruvotriyur. It is five minutes walking distance from Kaladipet Metro station. There is a story behind the origin of this temple. In the 18th century there was a President/ Governor of  East India Company by name  Joseph Collett at Madras   between 1717-1720. He developed a weavers  colony near Thiruvotriyur  which was called Collettpet.  It had a population of 489 people inhabiting 105 houses. Over a period  of centuries it became  Kaladipet.  


     Collett had an Assistant by name Veeraraghava  who used to visit Kancheepuram Varadaraja Perumal temple  at least twice a week. This affected  his official work and Collett  was unhappy. So he gave  a grant to him to build  a temple  for Varadaraja in Collettpet. Veeraraghava collected money  from public  also and built the temple for his daily worship resembling the deity at Kancheepuram. 


    Over a period of 300 years the Temple has grown to the present shape. Thayar here is called Perundevi and there are separate shrines for Anjaneyar, Ramar and Navagraham. The temple has a small  beautiful tank. The Samprokshanam of the temple was done recently with a new Rajagopuram.  Kaladipet is a place where devotion, faith and the benevolence of an Administrator are combined to make it great. The Sannadhi Street is a busy market area and you can get anything here.

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