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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox temple
| name = T. Nagar Padmavathi Temple
| image =
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| caption =
| map_type = India Chennai
| map_caption = Padmavathi Temple,<br /> [[T. Nagar]], [[Chennai]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.0452|N|80.2415|E|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]
| location = Gopathi Narayanaswamy Road,<br /> [[T. Nagar]]
| elevation_m = 29.87
| deity = [[Lakshmi|Padmavathi]]
| festivals = [[Varalakshmi Vratam]], [[Vasanthotsavam]], [[Pavithrotsavam]], [[Theppotsavam]], [[Brahmotsava]], [[Karthika Deepam]], Panchami Theertham, [[Navaratri]]
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]
| temple_quantity = One
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'''Padmavathi Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple|Lakshmi temple]] situated on Gopathi Narayanaswamy (G. N. Chetty) Road at [[T. Nagar]] in [[Chennai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=The Hindu Bureau |date=17 March 2023 |title=Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams consecrates temple for Padmavathi in Chennai's T. Nagar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tirumala-tirupati-devasthanam-consecrates-temple-for-padmavathi-in-chennais-t-nagar/article66630605.ece |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Location ==
Padmavathi temple is located with the [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] of ({{coord|13.0452|N|80.2415|E}}) at T. Nagar, Chennai.

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== Speciality ==
This is the first temple constructed in the country by TTD ([[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]]) which is dedicated to a goddess exclusively for Padmavathi (the divine consort of [[Venkateswara]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2023 |title=Spiritual ecstasy and Grandeur marks Mahakumbhabhishekam of TTD's Padmavathi Thayar temple in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/spiritual-ecstasy-and-grandeur-marks-mahakumbhabhishekam-of-ttds-padmavathi-thayar-temple-in-chennai/articleshow/98728329.cms |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

This is the second temple in Chennai built by TTD while the first one was dedicated to lord Venkateswara, constructed near to this temple.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2023 |title=TTD to inaugurate its second temple in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/ttd-to-inaugurate-its2nd-temple-in-chennai/articleshow/98594896.cms |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== Temple land donation ==
The land for this temple was donated by an yesteryear's cine actress viz., [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] and her sister, who are ardent devotees of lord Venkateswara.<ref>{{Cite news |author=The Commune |date=16 February 2021 |title=Film legend Kanchana donates land to build Sri Padmavathi Thayar temple at GN Chetty Road in Chennai |url=https://thecommunemag.com/film-legend-kanchana-donates-land-to-build-sri-padmavathi-thayar-temple-at-gn-chetty-road/ |access-date=19 October 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Foundation ==
The foundation stone laying ceremony for constructing the temple, in a piece of land of about 6 ground (34 cents), was organised on 13 February 2021 by TTD. Kanchi seer [[Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal]] performed the Bhoomi puja.<ref>{{Cite news |author=The Commune |date=16 February 2021 |title=Film legend Kanchana donates land to build Sri Padmavathi Thayar temple at GN Chetty Road in Chennai |url=https://thecommunemag.com/film-legend-kanchana-donates-land-to-build-sri-padmavathi-thayar-temple-at-gn-chetty-road/ |access-date=19 October 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Construction ==
The temple is constructed at a cost of about ₹10 crore and the temple and the tower are built in such a way that they appear similar to the goddess Padmavathi temple at [[Tiruchanur]] (Alamelu Mangapuram) in [[Tirupati]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=DTNEXT Bureau |date=18 March 2023 |title=Padmavathi Thayaar Temple consecrated in Chennai |url=https://www.dtnext.in/city/2023/03/17/padmavathi-thayaar-temple-consecrated-in-chennai |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref>
== Mahakumbhabhishekam ==
The Mahakumbhabhishekam of the temple was ceremoniously performed on 17 March 2023 at its new temple complex at G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, by the TTD.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2023 |title=Spiritual ecstasy and Grandeur marks Mahakumbhabhishekam of TTD's Padmavathi Thayar temple in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/spiritual-ecstasy-and-grandeur-marks-mahakumbhabhishekam-of-ttds-padmavathi-thayar-temple-in-chennai/articleshow/98728329.cms |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Lakshmi temples]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]

T. Nagar Padmavathi Temple - Revision history

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