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	{{Short description\|Hindu temple dedicated to Parvati in Putlur, Tamil Nadu, India}}		{{Short description\|Hindu temple dedicated to Parvati in Putlur, Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	{{Infobox Hindu temple		{{Infobox Hindu temple
	\| name = Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple		\| name = Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple
	\| image = Putlur Temple ~~Entrance~~.jpg		\| image = Putlur Amman Temple, Main entrance.jpg
	\| Website =		\| Website =
	\| caption = ~~Night view of the Entrance~~ of the Putlur Amman Temple		\| caption = Main entrance of the Putlur Amman Temple
	\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu		\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
	\| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu		\| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
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	\| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| district = [[Tiruvallur district\|Tiruvallur]]		\| district = [[Tiruvallur district\|Tiruvallur]]
	\| location = [[Putlur (Tiruvallur district)\|Putlur]], [[Tiruvallur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India		\| location = [[Putlur (Tiruvallur district)\|Putlur]], [[Chennai]], [[Tiruvallur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
	\| elevation_m =		\| elevation_m =
	\| deity = Poongavanathu Amman ([[Parvathi]])		\| deity = Poongavanathu Amman ([[Parvathi]])
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	'''Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple''', also known as the '''Putlur Amman Temple''', is a [[Hindu]] temple in [[Putlur (Tiruvallur district)\|Putlur]], a village on the ~~outskirts of~~ [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Angala Parameshwari, an incarnation of [[Parvati]], who is believed to have taken the form of a large anthill resembling a pregnant woman.<ref name="Allen"/>		'''Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple''', also known as the '''Putlur Amman Temple''', is a [[Hindu]] temple in [[Putlur (Tiruvallur district)\|Putlur]], a village located within the [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Angala Parameshwari, an incarnation of [[Parvati]], who is believed to have taken the form of a large anthill resembling a pregnant woman.<ref name="Allen"/>

	== Location ==		== Location ==
	The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in [[Tiruvallur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], around 38~~ ~~km west of Chennai. The temple is 850 meters away from the [[Putlur railway station]].		[[File:Putlur Amman temple vimanam 01.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Vimanam at the temple]]
			[[File:Outer corridor of Putlur Amman temple.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Outer corridor of the temple]]
			[[File:Thiruvalluvar idol at Putlur Temple.jpg\|thumb\|left\|[[Valluvar]] idol near the sanctum]]
			The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in [[Tiruvallur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], around 38 km west of Chennai. The temple is 850 meters away from the [[Putlur railway station]].

	==The temple==		==The temple==
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	\| url = https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=125		\| url = https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=125
			\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927092331/http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=125
			\| url-status = dead
			\| archive-date = 27 September 2013
	\| access-date = 10 September 2023}}</ref> The goddess appears in the form of a natural [[anthill]] resembling a woman suffering from labour pain, lying with her mouth open.<ref name="Allen">{{cite book		\| access-date = 10 September 2023}}</ref> The goddess appears in the form of a natural [[anthill]] resembling a woman suffering from labour pain, lying with her mouth open.<ref name="Allen">{{cite book
	\| last = Allen		\| last = Allen
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	\| location = London		\| location = London
	\| pages =		\| pages =
	\| url = https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=qutzDQAAQBAJ~~&pg=PT90&lpg=PT90~~&dq=putlur+amman+temple&~~source~~=~~bl&ots=1K5Ik3jbrd&sig=ACfU3U1AtFiiEB4q7VoOwWwPYopLHOagfg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio-8Xb_KmBAxUC3jgGHRBAAyM4UBDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=putlur%20amman%20temple&f=false~~		\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qutzDQAAQBAJ&dq=putlur+amman+temple&pg=PT90
	\| isbn = 978-1-4087-0540-7}}</ref> Owing to the presence of [[Shiva]] inside the sanctum sanctorum, the idol of [[Nandi (mythology)\|Nandi]] is present in front of the sanctum instead of a lion found normally in a Devi temple, which is considered a rarity.<ref name="TFIGlobal">{{cite news		\| isbn = 978-1-4087-0540-7}}</ref> Owing to the presence of [[Shiva]] inside the sanctum sanctorum, the idol of [[Nandi (mythology)\|Nandi]] is present in front of the sanctum instead of a lion found normally in a Devi temple, which is considered a rarity.<ref name="TFIGlobal">{{cite news
	\| title = Putlur Amman Parameswari Temple, Timings, Travel Guide and History		\| title = Putlur Amman Parameswari Temple, Timings, Travel Guide and History
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	\| date = 1 January 2023		\| date = 1 January 2023
	\| url = https://tfiglobalnews.com/2023/01/01/putlur-amman-parameswari-temple-timings-travel-guide-and-history/		\| url = https://tfiglobalnews.com/2023/01/01/putlur-amman-parameswari-temple-timings-travel-guide-and-history/
	\| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref> There are shrines to [[Ganesh]], [[Nataraja]], and the philosopher-saint [[Valluvar]] near the sanctum sanctorum. Nataraja is known by the name Thandavarayan.<ref name="Dinamalar"/><ref name="TH_Tamil">{{cite news		\| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref> There are shrines to [[Ganesh]], [[Nataraja]], [[Madurai Veeran]], [[Subrahmanya]], [[Dakshinamurti]] and the philosopher-saint [[Valluvar]] near the sanctum sanctorum. Nataraja is known by the name Thandavarayan.<ref name="Dinamalar"/><ref name="TH_Tamil">{{cite news
	\| title = புட்லூரில் கர்ப்பிணியாய் அங்காளம்மன்; பிள்ளை வரம் தரும் பிள்ளைத்தாய்ச்சி!		\| title = புட்லூரில் கர்ப்பிணியாய் அங்காளம்மன்; பிள்ளை வரம் தரும் பிள்ளைத்தாய்ச்சி!
	\| newspaper = The Hindu Tamil		\| newspaper = The Hindu Tamil
	\| location = Chennai		\| location = Chennai
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	\| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref>		\| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref>

	[[File:Putlur ~~Valluvar idol~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~140px\|~~[[~~Valluvar]] idol near~~ the ~~sanctum~~]]		[[File:Anthill shrine at Putlur Amman temple.jpg\|thumb\|Anthill shrine at the temple premises]]
			[[File:Putlur Temple Entrance.jpg\|thumb\|Night view of the temple's main entrance]]

	Important festivals include [[Shivarathri]], Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of [[Aadi]], and [[new moon]] days.<ref name="Dinamalar"/>		Important festivals include [[Shivarathri]], Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of [[Tamil calendar\|Aadi]], and [[new moon]] days.<ref name="Dinamalar"/>

	The temple had given rise to the name of the village "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill" (from the Tamil term ''putru'' meaning "snake hole").<ref name="Allen"/>		The temple had given rise to the name of the village "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill" (from the Tamil term ''putru'' meaning "snake hole").<ref name="Allen">{{cite book
			\| last = Allen
			\| first = Charles
			\| author-link =
			\| title = Coromandel: A Personal History of South India
			\| publisher = Little, Brown
			\| series =
			\| volume =
			\| edition =
			\| date = 2017
			\| location = London
			\| pages =
			\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qutzDQAAQBAJ&dq=putlur+amman+temple&pg=PT90
			\| isbn = 978-1-4087-0540-7}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[List of temples in Tamil Nadu]]		{{Portal\|India\|Hinduism}}
	* [[Religion in Chennai]]		* [[Religion in Chennai]]

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	{{Places of worship in Chennai}}		{{Places of worship in Chennai}}
			{{List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu}}

	[[Category:Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu]]
	[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]
	[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvallur district]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvallur district]]

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	== Location ==		== Location ==
	The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in [[Tiruvallur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], around 38 km west of Chennai. The temple is 850 meters away from the [[Putlur railway station]].		The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in [[Tiruvallur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], around 38 km west of Chennai. The temple is 850 meters away from the [[Putlur railway station]].

	==The temple==		==The temple==
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	Important festivals include [[Shivarathri]], Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of [[Aadi]], and [[new moon]] days.<ref name="Dinamalar"/>		Important festivals include [[Shivarathri]], Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of [[Aadi]], and [[new moon]] days.<ref name="Dinamalar"/>

	The temple had given rise to the name of the village "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill" (from the Tamil term ''putru'' meaning "snake hole").<ref name="Allen"~~>{{cite book~~		The temple had given rise to the name of the village "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill" (from the Tamil term ''putru'' meaning "snake hole").<ref name="Allen"/>
	~~\| last = Allen~~
	~~\| first = Charles~~
	~~\| author-link =~~
	~~\| title = Coromandel: A Personal History of South India~~
	~~\| publisher = Little, Brown~~
	~~\| series =~~
	~~\| volume =~~
	~~\| edition =~~
	~~\| date = 2017~~
	~~\| location = London~~
	~~\| pages =~~
	~~\| url = https:~~//books.google.co.in/books?id=qutzDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&lpg=PT90&dq=putlur+amman+temple&source=bl&ots=1K5Ik3jbrd&sig=ACfU3U1AtFiiEB4q7VoOwWwPYopLHOagfg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio-8Xb_KmBAxUC3jgGHRBAAyM4UBDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=putlur%20amman%20temple&f=false
	~~\| isbn = 978-1-4087-0540-7}}</ref~~>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==See also==		==See also==
			*[[List of temples in Tamil Nadu]]
	* [[Religion in Chennai]]		* [[Religion in Chennai]]

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	{{Places of worship in Chennai}}		{{Places of worship in Chennai}}
	~~{{List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu}}~~

	[[Category:Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu]]
	[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]
	[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvallur district]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvallur district]]

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{{Short description|Hindu temple dedicated to Parvati in Putlur, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple
| image = Putlur Temple Entrance.jpg
| Website =
| caption = Night view of the Entrance of the Putlur Amman Temple
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
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| native_name = Putlur Amman Temple<br /> புட்லூர் அங்காள பரமேசுவரியம்மன் கோவில்
| country = India
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Tiruvallur district|Tiruvallur]]
| location = [[Putlur (Tiruvallur district)|Putlur]], [[Tiruvallur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| elevation_m =
| deity = Poongavanathu Amman ([[Parvathi]])
| festivals =
| architecture = [[Hindu architecture|Hindu temple architecture]]
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}}

'''Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple''', also known as the '''Putlur Amman Temple''', is a [[Hindu]] temple in [[Putlur (Tiruvallur district)|Putlur]], a village on the outskirts of [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Angala Parameshwari, an incarnation of [[Parvati]], who is believed to have taken the form of a large anthill resembling a pregnant woman.<ref name="Allen"/>

== Location ==
The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in [[Tiruvallur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], around 38 km west of Chennai. The temple is 850 meters away from the [[Putlur railway station]].

==The temple==
The main deity at the temple is known as Poongavanathu Amman.<ref name="Dinamalar">{{cite news
| title = Sri Angala Parameswari Temple
| newspaper = Dinamalar
| location = Chennai
| date =
| url = https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=125
| access-date = 10 September 2023}}</ref> The goddess appears in the form of a natural [[anthill]] resembling a woman suffering from labour pain, lying with her mouth open.<ref name="Allen">{{cite book
| last = Allen
| first = Charles
| author-link =
| title = Coromandel: A Personal History of South India
| publisher = Little, Brown
| series =
| volume =
| edition =
| date = 2017
| location = London
| pages =
| url = https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qutzDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&lpg=PT90&dq=putlur+amman+temple&source=bl&ots=1K5Ik3jbrd&sig=ACfU3U1AtFiiEB4q7VoOwWwPYopLHOagfg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio-8Xb_KmBAxUC3jgGHRBAAyM4UBDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=putlur%20amman%20temple&f=false
| isbn = 978-1-4087-0540-7}}</ref> Owing to the presence of [[Shiva]] inside the sanctum sanctorum, the idol of [[Nandi (mythology)|Nandi]] is present in front of the sanctum instead of a lion found normally in a Devi temple, which is considered a rarity.<ref name="TFIGlobal">{{cite news
| title = Putlur Amman Parameswari Temple, Timings, Travel Guide and History
| newspaper = TFI Global
| location = Chennai
| last =
| first =
| date = 1 January 2023
| url = https://tfiglobalnews.com/2023/01/01/putlur-amman-parameswari-temple-timings-travel-guide-and-history/
| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref> There are shrines to [[Ganesh]], [[Nataraja]], and the philosopher-saint [[Valluvar]] near the sanctum sanctorum. Nataraja is known by the name Thandavarayan.<ref name="Dinamalar"/><ref name="TH_Tamil">{{cite news
| title = புட்லூரில் கர்ப்பிணியாய் அங்காளம்மன்; பிள்ளை வரம் தரும் பிள்ளைத்தாய்ச்சி!
| newspaper = The Hindu Tamil
| location = Chennai
| last = Ramji
| first = V.
| date = 23 July 2019
| url = https://www.hindutamil.in/news/spirituals/508291-putlur.html
| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref> The sacred tree of the temple is a [[Neem|neem tree]] located in the outer corridor. Other shrines at the outer corridor include a sacred anthill and shrines of goddess [[Karumariamman|Karumari]], Ganesh, and [[Nagaraja|Nagadevas]] (serpent deities) under the sacred tree.<ref name="Dinamalar"/> Devotees believe that worshiping the goddess fulfills their wish for a child.<ref name="Vikatan">{{cite news
| title = நிறைமாத கர்ப்பிணியாக அருளும் புட்லூர் அம்மன்...! [Goddess gracing in the form of a pregnant woman in full term…!]
| newspaper = Vikatan
| location = Chennai
| last = Vaitheki
| first = R.
| date = 29 April 2017
| url = https://www.vikatan.com/spiritual/temples/87881-know-the-power-of-putlur-amman
| access-date = 10 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="MaalaiMalar">{{cite news
| title = புட்லூர் அங்காளம்மன் ஆலயம்- திருவள்ளூர் [Putlur Angalamman Temple – Tiruvallur]
| newspaper = Maalai Malar
| location = Chennai
| last =
| first =
| date = 21 January 2020
| url = https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/temples/2020/01/21065940/1282094/putlur-angala-parameswari-amman-temple.vpf
| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="Dinamani">{{cite news
| title = புட்லூர் கோயில் வளைகாப்பு விழா [Bangle festival at Putlur Temple]
| newspaper = Dinamani
| location = Chennai
| last = Maran
| first = Mohana
| date = 9 February 2018
| url = https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/vellimani/2018/feb/09/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BE-2860268.html
| access-date = 14 September 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Putlur Valluvar idol.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Valluvar]] idol near the sanctum]]

Important festivals include [[Shivarathri]], Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of [[Aadi]], and [[new moon]] days.<ref name="Dinamalar"/>

The temple had given rise to the name of the village "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill" (from the Tamil term ''putru'' meaning "snake hole").<ref name="Allen">{{cite book
| last = Allen
| first = Charles
| author-link =
| title = Coromandel: A Personal History of South India
| publisher = Little, Brown
| series =
| volume =
| edition =
| date = 2017
| location = London
| pages =
| url = https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qutzDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&lpg=PT90&dq=putlur+amman+temple&source=bl&ots=1K5Ik3jbrd&sig=ACfU3U1AtFiiEB4q7VoOwWwPYopLHOagfg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio-8Xb_KmBAxUC3jgGHRBAAyM4UBDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=putlur%20amman%20temple&f=false
| isbn = 978-1-4087-0540-7}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Religion in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Places of worship in Chennai}}
{{List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvallur district]]