Thursday 21 September 2017

Sri Valeeswarar Temple, Athanacherry near Padappai, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

17th September 2017.
During my last visit to Padappai,  I came to know there is  also an old Shiva Temple at Athanacherry, about  2 KMs from Padappai. But  could not go to this temple for want of time. So This time coupled with Manimangalam visited this temple at Athanacherry, on 17th September 2017. Started through my scooter around 06.15 hrs from Home at West Velachery,  reached this temple  around 07.30 Hrs and the temple was kept opened.  Had the darshan of Lord Shiva.


Moolavar    : Sri Valeeswarar
Consort      : Sri Kamatchi Amman

Some of the important features of this temple are...
The temple is facing east with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. Sri Dharmasastha ( Iyappan ) Sannadhi is on the right side of the Rajagopuram ). Palipedam and Nandhi are immediately after the Rajagopuram.

Sannadhi for Naalvar, Karpaga Vinayagar, Valli Devasena Sametha Sri Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Natarajar sabha with urchavars, Kamatchi Amman, Saneeswarar, Navagrahas, Bairavar, Suryan and Chandran are in the outer prakaram.

ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and muka mandapam/ artha mandapam. Ambal sannadhi is built abutting the mukamandapam. Ambal is facing South. In koshtam  Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma  and Durgai. Hope the Koshta murtis are belongs to latter period since they were not fit in the niches.

original sanctum

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple was built during Chozha period and renovated recently keeping the sanctum alone up to yazhi line, Muka mandapam, Sub sannadhis, and Rajagopuram were built recently with concrete. The inscriptions do not have continuity  and not legible to read also.

The temple photograph before renovation
The temple photograph before renovation

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 08.00 Hrs to 10.30 Hrs and 17.30 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS
HOW TO REACH:
All the buses from Tambaram to Oragadam  via Vandalur  stops at Padappai and Athanacherry is about 2 KM from Padappai.
Autos are available from Padappai bus stop.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE






Front mandapam was built with concrete
Front mandapam was built with concrete
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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