Universal Temple — Attraction in Zone 9 Teynampet

Darshan hours

05.00 am Shrine opens, Mangalarati 06.40 to 07.00 am Vedic & Gita chanting 07.30 to 09.00 am Puja 11.00 to 11.30 am Food offering to Sri Ramakrishna (Shrine remains closed) 11.45 am Temple closes 03.00 pm Temple opens 03.30 pm Shrine opens 06.30 to 07.15 pm Aratrikam & Bhajan 08.30 to 08.50 pm Food offering to Sri Ramakrishna (Shrine remains closed) 09.00 pmTemple closes

Calm place for meditation. Aarti in the evening at 1830 is really good According to Swami Vivekananda’s wishes, Swami Ramakrishnananda arrived in Chennai in March 1897. He stayed at a rented house in Triplicane for a few months. Then he came to the Ice House. The Math was based at the Ice House up until the end of 1907. Then it shifted to Mylapore, to a building constructed on a plot gifted by Sri A. Kondiah Chettiar, a close devotee of the Math. Surrounding plots were acquired in subsequent years. Due to structural damage to the existing building, another building was constructed and this building was consecrated by Swami Brahmananda, the first President of Ramakrishna Order, in the year 1917. This remains now as the ‘Old Temple’. Apart from the fact that the Math in Chennai was founded by Swami Ramakrishnananda, who lived here for a long time, the Math was also sanctified by the visits of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swamis Brahmananda, Premananda, Shivananda, Abhedananda and Vijnanananda, all direct disciples of Sri...

As many times as I visit this temple so much peace I earn. Located in the prime part of Chennai at Mylapore area, this building is colourfully lit in the evenings. After dropping your shoes in the slipper stand, first you walk straight to the meditation center. Mobile phones are put in switch off mode. After prayer as you come out you should take a walk around the math. There is lovely garden around this temple where you get to see two theatres, a library and pathway to old temple. Old temple is devoted to Mata Saradha amma, while new temple is where Sri Ramakrishna statue is laid. Both temples are interconnected and there are separate gates too. Coming out don’t miss seeing the boards where lot of info is shared and there is a magazine shop on the right side where books are sold at a nominal price. Crossing RK mutt road, on the left is this monument that faces PS...

Very calm and peaceful place in chennai.To do meditation and have a relaxation you can go here.After a busy week this place has the power to calm down you.Both new temple and old temple will be open.There is library which has books about Ramakrishnar,Saradha devi and Vivekananda.It's up to us to do meditation it's not compulsory.We can just be quiet for a minute to feel...