Tuesday 24 February 2015

Sri Muruganatheswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ முருக நாதேஸ்வரர் கோயில், மாம்பாக்கம் / Mambakkam, Sri Veera Anjaneyar, Pudupakkam & Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple at Velichi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

This post was updated with History and Inscriptions,  Photographs on Maha Kumbhabhishekam day and after removing of scaffoldings erected for Kumbhabhishekam. 

24, February 2015 
On 21st Saturday I had visited the less known Shiva Temple at Mambakkam. Originally my plan was to have the darshan of Sri Anjaneyar at Pudupakkam. Since Mambakkam is at the junction of Kelambakkam to Vandalur road. The Shiva Temple is at the beginning of the Village and Gurukkal is living nearby in a typical Agraharam house. The temple is on the road curve and pose danger of demolition when the road is expanded. The details of the temple are as follows.
 
Rishabam mandapam with balipeedam

SRI MURUGA NATHEESWARAR TEMPLE, MAMBAKKAM. 

Moolavar : Sri Muruganatheswarar 
Consort   : Sri Deivanayaki. 

Some of the important features of this temple are... 
The temple is facing east with a temple tank on the east side. Balipeedam and Rishabam are on the east side. The entrance arch with stucco image of Lord Shiva & Parvathi in rishabaroodar is on the south side. In Koshtam Dakshinamurthy ( in Vinayagar’s place) and Durgai. 

In prakaram Sri Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Sametha Sri Subramaniar, Navagrahas, Anjaneyar and Chandikeswarar. Ambal is facing south in standing posture with abhaya and varada hastam. 

HISTORY & INSCRIPTION 
As per the inscription this place was called as Jayamgonda Chozhamandalathu, Puliyur Kottathu kalvoy nattu Mambakkam alias Murugesvaram. Shiva was called as Murugesar.

Rajaraja Chola I’s 26th reign year ( 1011 CE ) inscription starts with his meikeerthi records the endowment of burning perpetual lamp at Murugesvarattalvar for which 90 Sheep was gifted, by a certain Murugan Kaliyan of Mambakkam in Kalvoy-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyurk-kottam. The Village sabha had agreed to supply ulakku ghee / oil. Some stones are missing and misplaced and rest of the portions are severely damaged. ( ARE  923 No 413, 1944 -45 No 19 ). 

முதலாம் இராஜராஜனுடைய இருபத்தாறாவது ஆட்சியாண்டுக் கல்வெட்டு இது. அவனுடைய மெய்க் கீர்த்தியுடன் தொடங்குகிறது. புலியூர்க் கோட்டத்துக் கால்வாய் நாட்டு மாம்பாக்கத்துக் கோயிலுக்கு முருகன் (காலையன்) என்பவன் விளக்கு எரிக்க 90 ஆடுகளைக் கொடுத்ததாகத் தெரிகிறது. கிராமத்தார் அதைப்பெற்றுக்கொண்டு உழக்கு நெய் தினம்தோறும் கோயிலுக்கு அளிப்பதாக உறுதி கூறினர். 

Ref
1. Kanchipuram Mavatta kalvettukal Volume - 2
2. Tholliyal nokkil kanchipuram mavattam. 

To carry out Maha Kumbhabhishekam, palalayam was conducted on 04th August 2022 and Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 03rd September 2023.






HOW TO REACH : 
Mambakkam is on the way to Kelambakkam to Vandalur main road. 
The temple is on the Mambakkam to Medavakkam road. At the beginning of the Village from Medavakkam. 

CONTACT DETAILS : 
Gurukkal  and Trustee may be contacted on his mobile number +919884581931 and +919994675988. 

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE    :CLICK HERE
 
 Moolavar Vimanam with Ambal Sannidhi entrance 

Vinayagar sannidhi
Ambal Gopuram on the left and Sri Subramaniar Sannadhi 
Damaged portion of Sri Subramaniar Sannadhi
Navagrahas
A sudhai relief on the Vinayagar sannidhi wall





Kumbhabhishekam on 3rd September 2023
The paintings on the adhistanam was removed for inscriptions to be visible






Photographs taken after Kumbhabhishekam 









The old post of Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple, Pudupakkam and Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple at Velichi was separated from this post and written as a separate post. For Updated post details please click the respective links. 
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

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