Wednesday 25 April 2018

Karukkinil Amarnthaval Temple Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

23rd April 2018.
Utilizing the opportunity of attending Kumbhabhishekam of Sri Vijaya Vinayagar temple at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering on 22nd April 2018, visited 4 temples in Kanchipuram. This is one of the 1000 and odd temples of Kanchipuram. Even-though the temple was subjected to lot of changes, but still it retains few heritage value structures and statues.


Presiding Deity    : Sri Karukinil Amarnthaval.

Some of the important details are…
The temple is facing north with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. Temple tank is in front of the Rajagopuram on the right side.  In front of the Sanctum Sanctorum, 6th century Buddhas ( two ), Thavvai with manthan and manthi along with Nagars. Nagars shrines are in three places in  the complex. Both Buddhas are in ardha padmasana and one Buddha is in sparisa hastham and other in Thiyana hastham. In this group there is a female head god  worshiped as Manimekalai.  

Navagrahas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. There are two Pallava period pillars of one is squatting lion pillar and the other is of elephant face. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and artha mandapam. In the artha mandapam sudhai sirpangal of Amman, might have built in recent years. In koshtam, Vinayagar, Amman and Dakshinamurthy. In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Nagars, Amman and Sri Vedapureeswarar. 

Amman is in ferocious mood killing Mahishan with trident keeping her right leg on his head and left leg on the thigh.  This place was once a palmyra grove and Amman sat under a palmyra tree, hence Amman is called as Karukinil Amarnthaval in Tamil language. Also there is another version that,  Amman to be worshiped during the joining time of evening and night called Karukku. ( Anthi velai )

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Even-though the original temple belongs to Pallava period, nothing was left except two stones of Kumudam in the adhistanam with inscriptions.

 Kumudam stone with inscription - the only proof that this temple belongs to Pallava Period
TEMPLE TIMINGS.
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs to 19.30 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:
The temple is in Pillayar Palayam,  about 2 KM from Bus stand.
Get down at Mettu Theru bus stop on the Kamaraj road, the temple is about 500 meters.
Lot of autos are available in front of Bus stand.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE



 Buddha in Bhoomi sparsha hastam- shows that Buddha attained gnanam 

 Buddha in Thyana posture 

 Worshiped as Manimekalai
 Buddhas and Thavvai along with Nagars 
 Thavvai / Jyeshta Devi
May be hero stone 
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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