Ashtalakshmi Kovil
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The Ashtalakshmi Kovil lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach
, in Chennai
, India
. It is a temple to the Goddess Lakshmi
. Ashta means eight, and the eight forms of Lakshmi are worshipped in this temple. Lakshmi
is the consort of Lord Vishnu
.
In this temple the eight lakshmi's are present in four levels. The shrine of Mahalakshmi & Mahavishnu is in level two. One starts the worship from here. One can take the stairs and the path leads to third floor which has the shrrines of Santhana lakshmi, Vijaya lakshmi, Vidya lakshmi and Gajalakshmi. Then again take a few steps and we reach the shrrine of DhanaLakshmi which is the only shrrine on the fourth floor.
Exiting the main shrine, in the first level, there are Aadilakshmi, Dhaanya lakshmi and Dharyalakshmi.
The temple also has Dasavathara's(10 incarnations of Vishnu), Guruvayoorapan, Ganapati, Dhanwanthari and Anjaneyar deities.
Elliot's beach
Elliot's Beach or "Besant Nagar Beach" ' is located in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India. It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore and is named after Edward Elliot, Governor of Madras. It has the Velankanni Church and the Ashtalakshmi Kovil nearby and is sometimes nicknamed 'Bessie'...
, in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is a temple to the Goddess Lakshmi
Lakshmi
Lakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments...
. Ashta means eight, and the eight forms of Lakshmi are worshipped in this temple. Lakshmi
Lakshmi
Lakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments...
is the consort of Lord Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
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In this temple the eight lakshmi's are present in four levels. The shrine of Mahalakshmi & Mahavishnu is in level two. One starts the worship from here. One can take the stairs and the path leads to third floor which has the shrrines of Santhana lakshmi, Vijaya lakshmi, Vidya lakshmi and Gajalakshmi. Then again take a few steps and we reach the shrrine of DhanaLakshmi which is the only shrrine on the fourth floor.
Exiting the main shrine, in the first level, there are Aadilakshmi, Dhaanya lakshmi and Dharyalakshmi.
The temple also has Dasavathara's(10 incarnations of Vishnu), Guruvayoorapan, Ganapati, Dhanwanthari and Anjaneyar deities.