Far from the maddening crowd, nestled serenely in Chennai at No 1, Kambar Street, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Rajakilpakkam, Selaiyur, Tambaram lies one of our majestic ashrams known as Chennai Om Sri Skandasramam. Built by one of the greatest seers of our times, Sathguru Srimath Santhananda Swamigal who hails from the Avadhoota tradition of Saints, this ashram pays a living tribute to the glory of Hinduism. Enshrined in this ashram are the icons of rare deities including that of
Lord Kamala Siddhi Vinayakar, Lord Panchamukha Heramba Ganapathy,
Lord Dattatreya, Lord Panchamukha Hanuman,
Lord Sanieswara, Lord Ayyapan,
Goddess Ashtadasabhuja Durga Parameswari, Srimath Sathguru Santhananda Swamigal,
Lord Sarabeswara (form of Shiva), Goddess Prathiyankira,
Goddess Bhuvaneshwari, Lord Swaminathaswamy (Skanda),
Lord Sudarshanachakathalwar, Lord Lakshmi Narasimhar
Lord Maha Sahasralingamurthy (1008 lingams), Lord Nandikeswarar,
Goddess Annapurani and Sri Chakra Poorna Maha Meru
all in a magnificent stature.
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