Thiruchembur Murugan Temple

Very crowded temple. Main God is Shri Murugar with Valli and Devanai. Shri Ganesh, Shri Anjaneyar, Shri Guruvayurappan, Shri Sastha swamy with 18 steps, Shiv Parvathi parivar, Navgrah and Devi Durga many more deities bestow blessings to the devotees who summon in front of them.
Very auspicious temple just like it's counterpart in South!

This place is unlike any other i have ever visited. The first time I visited here was in 2001 and I have lost count how many times I have visited. This place combines ancient temple tradition along with practicality of Mumbai land utilisation. The temple is in 3rd floor with a 108 steps leading to the top. The bottom floors are usually space reserved for bhajans, programs or exhibitions. On the top floor, you will a resplendent Valli Devasena sametha Sri Subrahmanya Swami as you enter, you will also see Guruvayurappan, Ayyappan, Durga Devi and Ganesha along with Navagraha. This place also has a lift to help older people who may not be able to climb stairs. If you are a South Indian who is new to Mumbai and feeling homesick, go here. You will definitely feel refreshed

Idyllic place for those wanting to visit a traditional, Tamil cultural and yet modern temple. Situated in Chembur, Mumbai as the name suggests, the temple structure is a tall building with 3 stories with the sanctum sanatorum in the covered terrace. A 108 step wide staircase or a lift can lead you to the top. The main deities are Murugan and his consorts Valli and Deivanai. Given the presence of large Keralite community in the locality, they also have Guruvayurappan (Vishnu). It also has a small arangam (open stage) possibly for religious events / dance, etc. Visited around 6.30pm whem the evening pooja was being performed with Thavil and Nadaswaram being played live in the background. Felt peaceful. Temple model's picture is attached.

Very peaceful. Feels good to be out of hustle and bustle of Mumbai.

Try to visit early morning after 5.30 for a peaceful environment.

A very nice temple located in a very calm and peaceful residential area. The temple is located at the terrace of the building, it has many poojas and functions, there is a large hall with a stage for such events. Also there are many idols of different gods here. This is a South Indian temple and a great one to visit for having a pleasant and calm experience after work and to escape from the chaos of Mumbai.

Very good temple in mumbai for tamil god murugan.

Best place to organize a wedding in the temple's marriage hall - if you love having trash lying around, unclean bathrooms and changing rooms, uninterested staff, poorly done decorations with lots of soiled cloth. They probably cleaned the hall before covid and haven't since.

Being a very messy person, I absolutely loved the place, and I'd like to invite other shabby folks like me to happily pay the incompetent folks who run the monopolized wedding business under the divine temple's name.

Thiruchembur Murugan Temple's location is a paradox: it is in a quiet neighbourhood (Chheda Nagar) in Chembur and yet right off the Eastern Express Highway. That makes it easily accessible while establishing a tranquil air almost immediately on arrival. As a result, parking is easily found in informal spaces.

The temple is meant echo one aspect of some of the hallowed Murugan Temples in Tamil Nadu. It is a tall structure that involves climbing close to 100 steps to reach what is effectively the third floor to get to the sanctum sanctorum. In fact, the overall area of the compound in which the temple is ensconced is low in comparison to what you'd expect from a temple. Together, these two dimensions make Thiruchembur Murugan a distinctly Mumbai structure: tall and compact.

The temple is 30 years old at the time of writing this review. The path to the top is marked by many wall sculptures that depict scenes from the story of Murugan or Subramanian. This makes it an engaging climb. The sculptures could have done with a more aesthetic approach though. The flights of stairs until the last one are laid out in a manner that make it eminently doable for the elderly as my aged father in law remarked. The last set of stairs to the sanctum sanctorum at the top are steeper than the rest but still perfectly doable. There is also the option of an elevator.

At the top, what awaits the visitor is a mix of subcultures from South India, lifted and planted in Mumbai. There are various shrines including the one dedicated to the chief deity Murugan accompanied by his two consorts Valli and Devayani. There is a larger space for music and dance performances, and group recitals. In the air, a melange of smells including burning camphor, vibhudhi, and lit lamps lend the atmosphere a sense of earthy, rooted quietude and calm which is another paradox. I suppose it is an acquired taste because I can imagine the uninitiated coming here and experiencing anything but serenity here. For those who know the feeling, it is a whiff of something that has become a part of one's experience palette. For others, I suspect it still offers value by way of novelty.

To this atmosphere, add the resident Chembur personae: Tamil and Malayali devotees of all kinds but united in their full-throated recitals of shlokas, some morning hues and I think the picture is complete. A typically vigorous Rudram Chamakam by a group of men was the highlight for me.

We lingered for a good hour and a half to savour this atmosphere and came away, energized yet calm, perhaps the final paradox in our visit.