This comprehensive guide examines the sacred Aadi Velli celebrations at Mylapore’s Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple in Chennai. It explains the temple’s swayambhu goddess, lotus symbolism, thatched sanctum, naga traditions and layered connections with Shakti, Mariamman, Renukadevi and the Saptakannis. Readers learn how the Tamil solar month of Aadi determines the festival and why its Gregorian…