The visit to this Sri ThiruKandeeswarar Temple at Perumalpattu in Tiruvallur
District was part of “Gajaprishta Vimana Temple, Vishnu Temple and Durgai Amman
Temple’s Visit, on 07th July 2026”. This place, Perumalpattu, is on
the north banks of the river Cooum, and the temple is on the banks of Perumalpattu
Lake.
Moolavar : Sri Thirukandeeswarar
Consort : Sri Mangalambigai
Some of the salient features of this temple are…
The temple faces east. Balipeedam Dwajasthambam and Rishabam are in front of the temple. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. A
Rishabam is in front of Moolavar. Moolavar is of swayambhu on a round avudaiyar.
In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai. In the
ardha mandapam, Chandran Suryan, and Nalvar.
In the praharam, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar,
Kala Bairavar, and Navagrahas.
Ambal is in a separate temple in the ardha mandapam and faces South.
Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
Bairavar --- Sandikeswarar
ARCHITECTURE
The total temple was constructed with bricks and cement concrete. The
temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, and ardha mandapam/ maha
mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on
Gajabrushta/ Gajaprishta style adhistanam with jagathy, kumudam, and pattikai.
The bhitti starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters
with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi
and kapotam with nasikedus. The Gajaprisha vimanam is of two tiers, greevam and
sigaram. Stucco images of Shiva, Murugan, and Agasthiyar are on the tala and
greeva koshtams.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is said that the original Gajaprishta vimana temple’s base was found
while excavating for this temple construction. The original temple was
constructed of bricks. It is said further that this was referred to the Archaeology
Department and indicated that the original temple may belong to the Pallava
period.
The present structure was built in recent years on the same original
brick foundation. Jeernaodharana Ashta bandhana Maha Kumbhabhishekam was
conducted on 15th September 2024.
LEGENDS
Brahma, with 5 heads, was so proud that he was more
powerful than Lord Shiva. In addition to that, Ma Parvati also got confused
many times and requested Lord Shiva to give a solution for the same. Lord
Shiva took the form of Vadugu Bhairava and plucked one of the 5 heads. Brahma
realised his mistake and prayed to Lord Shiva to pardon him. Lord Shiva
pardoned him and blessed him with 4 heads. Since Lord Shiva plucked one head of
Brahma, Lord Shiva is called Brahmasirakanteeswarar or Thirukandeeswarar.
In another legend, when the Devas and Asuras churned the milk ocean to
get the amrit for immortal life. The Vasuki, as a rope to churn the milk ocean, couldn’t bear the pain and vomited the poison. When the poison mixed with amrit,
Shiva took the amrit mixed with poison and started to drink. When it reached the throat, Ma Parvati kept her fingers on the throat and stopped the
poisoned amrit. The throat had changed to blue (நீலம்)
colour, and Shiva is called Thiruneelakandeswarar.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham,
Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chaturthi, etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 06.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and from 17.00
hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Gurukkal Kannan’s mobile number
+919952673299 may be contacted for poojas. Alternatively, the Trustees may be
contacted on their mobile numbers +919444607029 and +919840707650 for
further details.
HOW TO REACH
The place Perumalpattu is 1.5 km from Veppampattu Railway Station, 14 km
from Tiruvallur, 15 km from Poonamallee, and 46 km from Arakonam.
The nearest Railway Station is Veppampattu, and the bigger one is
Tiruvallur.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
