Your travel to Chennai should be a blend of all
sights. It ranges from ancestral rich history to modern glamorous pubs
and shopping malls. Here we are going to give you information on one
such sight. Though it is spiritual but it is also necessary as travel
tour are meant for relief to the body and soul from all the humdrums of
daily life. In this section you will get details of a famous Jain temple
in Madras.
Travelling to the Adeeshwar temple in Madras is not a tiring journey as
it is only 9 km away from the Chennai city. Don't get confused by the
names of Chennai and Madras. Madras is the earlier name of the present
Chennai city. You can either travel by bus or auto rickshaw. If you
prefer you can choose the deluxe coaches. Though the rates of deluxe
coaches are higher you can drive yourself if you choose. While
travelling by auto rickshaw be careful about the rates. Fix the rates
first before you begin your travel. The standard charge is Rs.8 for
every kilometer.
The Adeeswar temple is situated in Polal village, which is in the Grand
Trunk Road i.e. the highway road connecting Chennai to its nearby
states. The Polal village is been laid down near the Redhill Lake, which
flows near the Polal village. It is believed that the temple was
constructed in the first century B.C. According to the legends Valluvar
who was staying in Mylapore at the early years of the A.D. century is a
concentrated devotee of this principal god of Jains situated in the
Adeeswar temple.
The principal shrine in this temple is the Rishabhadev, and the first
Tirthankar of Jainism. During the earlier years the Polal village was
flocked with the followers of Jainism and it was developing immensely.
Still now you can see the Vaishnavas at almost every corner of the
village.
