SREE VEERA ANJANEYA SWAMY, KAKKALUR (காக்களூர்)

SREE VEERA ANJANEYA SWAMY, KAKKALUR (காக்களூர்)

Kakkalur is near Tiruvallur/Chennai and at a distance of  3 kms from Tiruvallur.  The Veeera Anjaneya Swamy at Kakkalur is a small temple and adequate shops are available who sell Thulasi and flowers in front of the temple.  There is a vinayagar temple too nearby.

The temple is around 750 years old and the anjaneya here was installed Vyasa Rajar, the Raja Guru of Krishnadevaraya and hence the anjaneyar also gives darshan with the Sowganthika flower in left hand and  with a bell at the end of the tail and tail over the head as normally of all anjaneyars installed by Vyasa Rajar and face is towards north.  The right hand is with the abhaya mudhra.   He is wearing Kanganam in both the hands.   The anjaneyar is around 7 ft tall.

Sree Raghavendrar, whose unwavering Bhakthi on Anjaneya is well known, stayed here for 14 years and medidated here and also wrote prayers in praise of Lord Anjaneya and the one he sang on Kakkalur Anjaneyar has been inscribed in the wall of the temple.

Madhwas have taken special care of the temple and presently with whatever contributions come, they are maintaining this temple very well.

I had darshan here on 07 12 2018 at about 12 noon.  Rama bhajan was going on, in the adjoining room to the temple.  I went from Tiruvallur.  One can reach from Putlur too taking suburban train from Central.   

Temple Timings:

6.00 AM to 1 PM

3.00 PM to 8 PM