Time required - 3 Hours
Total distance - 115 Kms
Cost - Petrol, car at 10 Km to a litre - Rs 575/-
Month visited - Dec 2008
How to get there -
At the Vandalur Zoo take the road leading to Kelambakkam, proceed for 15 Kms and you will reach Pudupakkam. On this road you will pass TN Police academy, Shasun Drugs and Chemicals Research unit. At around the 15th Km mark you will notice a Anjaneyar statue on the left side of the road (assuming you are travelling from West to East) turn left at the statue and the entrance to the temple is about 200 metres from the road.
At the location -
You can either climb the steps leading to the temple or take the road leading to the temple. This road is concrete and recently laid. A tar road has been laid around the hill and on the eastern side of the hill you will find the concrete road going up to the temple.
The shrine to Anjenayar is a small shack. Anjenayar is not a stan alone idol here but a carving on a rock. Anjeneyar has been painted with vivid colours and has one foot on the ground and one foot in the air, his head turns to the North, body to the East, one hand holds a weapon / hill and the other in a posture of blessing.
It seems that Anjenayar on his way to Srilanka stopped here for some rest.
A proper temple (concrete) is under construction and in a few years this temple will be made popular (thanks to Rajnikanth's visit to this temple) with lots of visitors and the result will be the loss of serenity and peace which the shrine now enjoys. Alongwith crowds come touots, car parking problems, commercial establishments..........
On top there is a stone structure painted red and white (horisontal stripes). This seems to be for lighting fires, which obviously be seen for miles around.
Thanks to thick vegetation the hill is home to birds and offers a pleasant experience. One can park the vehicle on the road, and walk around to get a feel of the calmness and the environment.
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