4, November 2013
This week’s temple visit was to a Shiva
Temple at Vilangadupakkam near Redhills. Actually this visit is for the month
November 2013th, Uzhvarapani organised by Thiru Adalarasan of “Thirukkoil
Uzhavarapani Mandram“( திருகோயில் உழவாரப்பணிமன்றம் - வேளச்சேரி, சென்னை -600042), The Vilankadupakkam is about 5 KM from Redhills. The
Thirupani was painting and removal of vegetation on the unused land inside the
temple. Also there was a concrete laying of floor on the back side of temple –
outer prakaram. The morning breakfast and lunch was organized through
donors. About 300 Shiva devotees participated from various places.
Since the day being a Sunday and next to
Deepawali, some of the buses were not operating. So we reached
Vilangadupakkam around 09.00 Hrs from Redhills. Participated in,
brushing of walls for painting, removal vegetation and transporting of debris to
the footpath from main
road. The vegetation growth was too high and I had boil on both hands while
removing the same. Managed to do the other jobs covering the boils with cloth. The details of the temple are as
follows.
Main entrance after painting
Moolavar : Sri Elavapureeswarar (ஸ்ரீ இலவபுறீஸ்வரர் )
Consort : Sri Thiripurasundari.
Some of the important details are......
The Rajagopuram is of mottai gopuram and also it may collapse at any time. After mottai rajagopuram comes the Arasamaram with a neem tree on a platform. In moolavar koshtam, Narthana Ganapathi, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma and Siva Durgai – not standing on buffalo head. Balipeedam is after the Rishabam mandapam ( Sevisaitha Rishabam ).
In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Vinayagar is in the unfinished stage. Lot of Shiva Lingam reliefs on the walls. In the inner prakaram sannadhi for, Suriyan, 63var, Naalvar, Nagalingam, Mahaganapathy, Bala Ganapathy, Saraswathy, Lakshmi, Kasi Viswanathar Lingangal, Valli Devasena Sri Subramaniar, Navagrahas ( Suryan is little higher ), Kalabairavar, Chandran, Chandikeswarar ( without mandapam ).
Ambal sannadhi is in parallel with moolavar sannadhi facing east on the moolavar’s left side. In koshtam, Vaishnavi, Sankari, Narayani, Brahmini, and Vishnu durgai.
LEGENDS
It was believed that Lava ( Lava – kusa ) had worshiped
Lord Shiva of this temple. HISTORY
But as per the records the temple is more than 1000
years old. As per records records the temple has 32 acres of land and the
temple is in poor condition, even without outer walls. The dwajasthambam was also damaged and the same was
removed in the recent years.
There is mandapam / temple in front of the main temple in
a ruined / dilapidated condition – must be Ganapathy temple. This may be one of the reason for the
condition of this main temple.
The moolavar and Ambal vimana were constructed in recent years but the maha
kumbhabhishekam was not performed.
HOW TO
REACH
Vilangadupakkam is about 5 KM from Redhills near Vadakarai
and Vadaperumbakkam.
Town bus route no 56K is passing through the village from
Red hills to Tollgate. Frequency is limited.Town bus route No 38G passing through the village from Broad way to Vzhuthugaimedu.
Share auto is available from rice market and it will depends on the passenger strength.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
Moolavar vimanam before painting
Ambal vimanam before painting
Both moolavar and Ambal vimanams
Devotees are on the job of painting 
Devotees are on the job of removing vegetation
Temples view after painting Shiva Lingam reliefs on the walls
Temple view from main road
Mottai gopuram
--- OM SIVAYA NAMA---