chennai om sri skandhashramam temple was consecrated by saint swami santhananda on 24 june 1999. before building the temple at chennai, shanthananda swamigal also built the judge swamigal adhishtanam at pudukkottai, om sri skandasramam at salem and dattagiri at sendamangalam. the temple is dedicated to goddess ugraprathyangira devi and god sarabheswara. this is said to be the first temple in india to have been dedicated to goddess ugraprathyangira devi. it is also said to be the first temple of god sarabheswara constructed in modern times. there is an old chola temple dedicated to lord sarabheswara at thribhuvanam near thanjavur, also in tamil nadu. swami santhananda died before the completion of the temple.