Ashtalakshmi
Kovil is a Hindu temple and lies on the shorelinesof Bay of Bengal,
which is also called Elliot's beach, in Chennai, India. The temple is
dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, who, according to the Hindu mythology, is
the giver all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success,
prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge. The idols are
depicted on a multi-tier complex in such a way that visitors could
visit all the shrines without stepping over any of the idols. The temple
was constructed on the wishes of Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
swamigal of Kanchi Mutt.
In
this temple the eight forms of Goddess Lakshmi are present in four
levels. The shrine of Mahalakshmi and Mahavishnu are in level two. One
starts the worship from here. One can take the stairs and the path leads
to third floor which has the shrines of Santhanalakshmi, Vijayalakshmi,
Vidyalakshmi and Gajalakshmi. Then again take a few steps and we reach
the shrrine of DhanaLakshmi, which is the only shrine on the fourth
floor. Exiting the main shrine, in the first level, there are shrines
for Aadilakshmi, Dhaanya lakshmi and Dharyalakshmi. The temple also has
Dasavathara's(10 incarnations of Vishnu), Guruvayoorapan, Ganapati,
Dhanwanthari and Anjaneyar deities.
The
temple is constructed with Ashtanga Vimana in the tower in the Omkara
design. The shadow of the tower does not fall on the ground. The design
is similar to the Big Temple in Thanjavur.
The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Address: Beach Rd,Besant nagar,Odaimanagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600092
Phone:044 2446 6777 
