The Tallest Murugan of Chennai

Consecrated in March 2021, the 40 feet high Bala Murugan icon at Saveetha Medical College campus is the tallest image of Murugan in Chennai. Malaysia has 140 feet tall Murugan. In April 2022, the 146 feet tall image of Murugan was consecrated near Salem in Tamil Nadu. However, they are all stucco images. But, the one that we find on the college campus is a monolithic granite icon. Thus, it is the tallest stone icon of Murugan in the entire world.

A stone weighing 320 tonnes was brought from Siruvambur near Wallajah, and it was carved to 140 tonnes to get this beautiful and gigantic sculpture.

The entire temple complex is designed in the shape of the Devanagiri letter "Om", which can be appreciated in the aerial view. 

The west-facing gigantic sculpture is located atop the star-shaped pedestal. It dominates the entire landscape. A large meditation hall is situated below the pedestal.

On the open corridor in front of the presiding deity, smaller shrines are found. They enshrine Bala Ganapati, Chellandi Amman, Dhanvantri, Vishnu-Sri Devi-Bhoo Devi, Saraswati, Ammaiyappan, Lakshmi Hayagreeva and Alamar Selvan (Dakshinamurti). Vishnu and Ammaiyappan are metal icons, and others are stone sculptures. The respective vaahanas of the deities are found at the corners of the vimanas.

Navagrahas are found along with their respective vaahanas. A Ganesha icon is installed under the holy fig tree on the ground floor.

Happy travelling.