Mylapore Anjaneya

History Of The Temple : Near to the Thiruvalluvar temple there is a famous Anjaneya Swami temple. Bhagawan Anjaneya swamy temple near Sanskrit college at Mylapore, Chennai is one of the oldest Anjaneya temples of Chennai. This temple is popularly known as "thanneer thurai Anjaneyar koil" in forties and fifties, since this temple is situated near "thanneer thurai" vegetable market. In those days there were very few temples exclusively for Anjaneyar in the whole of Chennai. Presently this temple is known as Luz Anjaneyar since Mylapore itself has three Anjaneyar temples.

Unique in many ways : The Bhagawan Anjaneya Swamy of this temple is unique in many ways. Many scholars like Brahma Shri Anantharama Deekshithar, Shri Kripanantha Wariyar had given discourses on Ramayana at the Sanskrit College nearby this temple. Bhagawan Anjaneya Swami who is present wherever Ramanama is spelled, had heard the Ramayana from the temple itself.

Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagath Guru Shri Paramacharya was camping in theSanskrit College for Chatur Masya and performing the Chandra Mouliseeswara puja. Many days after the evening puja Shri Paramacharya had enlightened the devotees with the spiritual teachings. Many clarifications about Dharma had been offered to the devotees in these teachings.