Sri Tripura Sundari udanurai Sri Laveeswarar Temple, Vilangadupakkam, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu - Thirukoil Uzhavaram - திருகோயில் உழவாரப்பணி.

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

Old ruined mandapam / temple Just opposite to main temple - Must be Sri Vinayagar Temple.

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