Thaiyur Parasaththamman Temple

Thaiyur is a southern suburb of Chennai. In the olden times, the village had seven ancient temples of Shiva called Sapta Sthana Temples. Unfortunately, in due course of time, many of those temples lost sheen and turned unknown. However, the village deity named Parasaththamman became very popular among the locals. Besides a century-old temple of Parasaththamman, a gigantic stucco image was erected in the recent past. This has become an important attraction of the village.

Parasaththamman Temple is located on the banks of the lake and behind the Murugeeswarar Temple. It is a small temple that enshrines the Goddess alone. Outside the temple, there are many deities, such as Sapta Kanyas, Annanmars, Shiva Linga, and Karuppanna Swami, found all over the open space. 

A separate shrine for Mahisasuramardini and about 20 feet high gigantic stucco sculpture of the Goddess beside the shrine are nearby. The eight-armed Durga is in ferocious form and is found slaying the buffalo-faced Mahisasura.

Draupadi, along with Pancha Pandavas, is enshrined in a separate nearby temple. The vimana has interesting images of all five brothers.

Happy travelling.