Wednesday 30 November 2016

Saptamatrikas Temple / The Seven Divine Mothers Temple, Kappalur, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

27th November 2016.
This  temple is dedicated to saptamatrikas. This temple is facing west with a balipeedam and a soolam.  A half buried relief panel is kept in front of soolam. They are in the form of reliefs  fitted on the wall in U shape with a Vinayagar on the right. We could not identify them individually due to erosion. This temple was called as “Pidari” amman temple as per the inscription on the back side adhisthana / base of the temple. It was told that these saptamatrikas reliefs  are 1200 years old. There are some more relief panels installed  at the entrance, front and side too. Two are for the male. One may be Ayyanar. It was told that Saptamatrikas are  female deities on the another form of male gods, like Brahma – Brahmi, Varaha Perumal – Varahi, Vishnu – Vaishnavi, Indiran – Indrani, Shiva - Maheshwari  etc,.


INSCRIPTIONS
The inscriptions are found at the back of the sanctum adhistanam and front side. It was told that the front side inscription stone kept on the floor might have been brought from some other temple of the same village.

 The inscription is at the back of sanctum- says that the temple is  Pidari Amman Temple
This inscription fragment stone was laid on the floor might have been brought from somewhere
LOCATION :CLICK HERE 

 Brahmi
 The first panel may be Ayyanar










 Might be Varahi  



 Pothu Raja ( readers are requested to throw some light on this ) He is used in the functions. 

... to be continued ( Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple )
 --- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---


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