Thursday 9 February 2017

Thambikalai Ayyan Kovil / ஸ்ரீ தம்பிகலை அய்யன் கோயில், Thanga medu, near Kavindapadi, Erode District, Tamil Nadu.

07th February 2017.
During my conversation with Fowzia it went around many subjects. In that she mentioned about Thambi Kalai Ayyan Kovil near Kavindapadi, where my brother resides. After night stay at my brothers home, before leaving I told my intention of visiting the temple. So  he took me to the temple.


Thambi kalai Ayyan was a siddhar who lived in this place. It is a Raghu kethu sthalam. Amman is in the form of snake called Nageswari. Moolavar is Thambi kalai Ayyan and Rishabam and dwajasthambam are in front facing North. Holy water in a pot is given to the devotees who was bitten by snakes,scorpion and other poisonous creatures..

Moolavar:  Thambikalai Ayyan

Some of the important features of this temple are...
At the entrance to the main temple, Rahu Ketu and Thambi Kalai Ayyan stucco images are installed. Rajagopuram is on the east side with 7 tier and has  300 stucco images.

The temple is facing North with balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Nandhi.  The inner mandapam was built with 48 pillars. The reliefs of 12 rasis, 9 / Navagrahas and 27 Nakshatras are on the pillars. The pillars also has the reliefs of 18 siddhars, Naalvar, Ramalinga Vallalar, Ashta Lakshmi, Pattinathar.

The sanctum has a vimanam and over which another vimanam  is also constructed on the roof.

In the inner prakaram sannadhi for Raghu, Asirvatha Vinayagar, Pamban Swamigal, Urchavars ( Kalyana Subramaniar, Nageswari, Thambi kalai Ayyan), Nava kanniyars, Kethu Bhairavar,

In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Selva Vinayagar, Nageswari over the ant hill where the snakes live, Holy water sannadhi , Nallayyan ( brother of Thambi Kalai Ayyan – stucco image of Nallayan, Cow milking milk to a snake), Vinayagar under a peepal / Bodhi tree, Rama eswarar Darshan Lingam, Kumara Parameswaran, Sankara Narayanan, Pambatti Siddhar, Karuppanna Swamy, Durgai, Thirumoolar, Muthu kumaraswamy.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It was estimated that the temple must be 800 years old, but in actual the temple was constructed during recent years. To prove this they quote the references are the  palm leaf manuscript ( Siddhar Pala Thirattu ) available at Thanjavur Saraswathi Mahal, The inscription on the top support of a swing and legends.

 a latter period inscription on a swing to stone

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Important functions held here are Adi festival, Maha Shivaratri, Thaipoosam,  Chitra pournami brahmotsavam and Rahu Ketu movement day.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple is kept open between 07.00 Hrs to 13.00 Hrs and 14.00 Hrs to 18.00 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:
The temple may be contacted on the land lines  - 04294- 235053 and 235453.

HOW TO REACH:
The temple is located on 19th KM from Erode to Sathyamangalam bus route.
The temple can be reached through Town bus No 7  available from, Erode  and get dropped at Chetti Karadu Irattai Vaaikal,  from there 2 KM.
From Erode, Town bus via Kanjikoil  route no  8, get dropped at Ayyan valasu.
From Perundurai to Kavindapadi town bus route No 17, Get dropped at Iyyan Valasu.
Mini bus is also available from Kanchi Koil and Kavindapadi.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE


 Shiva Family on the ceiling of the Rajagopuram

 North side Rajagopuram


Sanctum vimanam (Another vimanam also constructed over the roof )
  
  Urchavars - (Kalyana Subramaniyar, Nageswari and Thambi Kalai Ayyan ) 

 Devotees offerings 






---OM SHIVAYA NAMA:---

2 comments:

  1. Hello Sir - I like this website very much. This temple is located near to my hometown. Need to correct few things in this page Temple Timing is not correct <07.00 Hrs to 13.00 Hrs and 12.30 Hrs to 20.00 Hrs>

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