VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Sri Ennai Petra Thayar Samedha Sri Bhakthavatsala Perumal Temple at Thiruninravur - Uzhavaram with Chennai Sevas, Thiruvallur District Tamil Nadu.

Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Sri Ennai Petra Thayar Samedha Sri Bhakthavatsala Perumal Temple at Thiruninravur - Uzhavaram with Chennai Sevas, Thiruvallur District Tamil Nadu.

1^st September 2015.

This trip to Thiruninravur was planned about 2 weeks before to join Uzhavaram by Chennai Sevas on 30^th August 2015. Started my journey to Thiruninravur in the early morning, around 05.45 Hrs from Guindy, Chennai. When people are busy sleeping on Sunday, youngsters are playing cricket in the open layouts; photo walkers and weekend clickers are busy clicking the beautiful early morning moments. I also joined Chennai Sevas for Uzhavaram at Thiruninravur Sri Ennai Petra Thayar samedha Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple. Though I started earlier, I could reach Thiruninravur only around 08.30 hrs. The Sevas timings were between 08.30 hrs and 13.30 hrs. Since Hridayaleeswarar Shiva temple and Eri Katha Ramar temple will be closed after 12.00 hrs, had the darshan before joining the Sevas.

Moolavar Vimanam- closer view

I was late by 1 hour (remembering attending the classes during school days). I did not feel tired or hungry till they called us for Tea (Since I had started early in the morning, I had not had breakfast). The weather was too hot, and we could not do service on the terrace and granite outer praharam floor. I was completely exhausted by 12.30 hrs and had taken a rest till Sevas called for the Kootu Prarthanai and important announcements. Had the lunch of sambar and curd rice served by Sevas. After saying goodbye, I started my return journey Home and reached around 17.00 hours. It was a wonderful experience with Chennai Sevas. I extend my thanks to Chennai Sevas for allowing me to join them for the Uzhavaram.

SRI ENNAI PETRA THAYAR SAMEDHA SRI BHAKTAVATSALA PERUMAL TEMPLE AT THIRUNINRAVUR

This temple is about 3 km from the Thiruninravur Railway Station. The Perumal temple and Eri Katha Ramar Temple are very near to each other.

Front view through Rajagopuram

This is the 58^th of 108 Divya desam, and mangalasasanam was done by Thirumangai Alwar.

பூண்டவத்தம் பிறர்க்கடைந்து தொண்டுபட்டுப்

பொய்ந்_லை மெய்ந்_லென் றென்றுமோதி

மாண்டு, அவத்தம் போகாதே வம்மினெந்தை

என்வணங்கப் படுவானை, கணங்களேத்தும்

நீண்டவத்தைக் கருமுகிலை எம்மான்தன்னை

நின்றவூர் நித்திலத்தைத் தொத்தார்சோலை,

காண்டவத்தைக் கனலெரிவாய்ப் பெய்வித்தானைக்

கண்டதுநான் கடல்மல்லைத் தலசயனத்தே.

..... திருமங்கை ஆழ்வார் ( 1089 )

ஏற்றி னையிம யத்துளெம் மீசனை

இம்மை யைமறு மைக்கு மருந்தினை,

ஆற்ற லை அண்டத் தப்புறத் துய்த்திடும்

ஐய னைக்கையி லாழியொன் றேந்திய

கூற்றி னை, குரு மாமணிக் குன்றினை

நின்ற வூர்நின்ற நித்திலத் தொத்தினை,

காற்றி னைப்புன லைச்சென்று நாடிக்

கண்ண மங்கையுள் கண்டுகொண் டேனே

..... திருமங்கை ஆழ்வார் (1642 )

Moolavar : Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal

Thayar : Sri Ennai Petra Thayar.

Some of the important features of this temple are….

The 4-pillar mandapam is in front, and there is also a 4-pillar mandapam in the outer praharam. The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. Dwajasthambam and balipedam are at the entrance of the temple.

In the outer praharam, Thayar, Manavala Mamunigal, Koorathalwar, Thirumangai Alwar sannadhi, Chakkarathalwar, Adhi Seshan, Sri Andal, Senai Mudalvar, and Urchavar mandapam.

In the sanctum, Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal with Sridevi and Bhudevi. There is an Andal Nachiyar’s urchavam in front of the moolavar.

It was said that Thayar Mahalakshmi had done penance at this place, and Samudra Rajan and Kuberan called Ennai Petra Thayar to join with Perumal. Hence, this place is called Thiruninravur, and Thayar is called Ennai Petra Thayar.

ARCHITECTURE

The main sanctum has artha mandapam and maha mandapam (here also there is a 4-pillar mandapam). In the ardha mandapam, there is a sannadhi for Yoga Narasimhar.

Moolavar Vimanam

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The temple belongs to the 9th century Pallava period. This place, Thiruninravur, was called Tinnanur during the Pallava and Chozha Period.

The Pallava King Nrpatungavarman’s 21^st reign year 890 CE, inscription on a slab built into the floor in front of the kalyana-mandapa in the Bhaktavatsala-Perumal temple.¹, records the formation of a colony composed of merchants from the Telugu country (Vadugavāņiyac-cēri) in the name of Vahür Tiruvadi in the vicinity of Ninravür in Pular-kōttam, and the rates of taxes to be collected from the settlers by the assembly of the village.

The imprecation attached to the inscription states that the members of the assembly who transgressed this resolution were to be considered as having wronged their Tiruvadi.

NOTE

1. This inscription is highly damaged and incomplete.

2. The name Vāhūr-Tiruvadi occurs in an inscription of the Cõļa king Parāntaka I, from Pillaippakkam (ARE, 1929-30, no. 176). It appears to denote the 'President' of the assembly of Vāhūr (?) and not a personal name. (See El, xxii, 231).

3. Ninravür (i.e. Tiruningavür) mentioned in this fragmentary record is the old name of Tinnanür.

References:

1. ARE, 1937-8, no. 172; Ibid., part ii, para 24.
2. Inscriptions of the Pallavas by T V Mahalingam.

THE TEMPLE TIMINGS :

The temple is kept open for darshan between 07.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs (it will be extended another 30 minutes on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) and 16.30 hrs to 21.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

The temple phone numbers are 044 26390434 and 9840192735.

HOW TO REACH :

The temple is about 3 km from Thiruninravur Railway Station, which is on the way from Chennai Central to Tiruvallur- Arakkonam.

Town buses are available from the railway station's south side, 54A to Poonamallee, and M54 to T Nagar (Rs 3.00 is charged for a 3 km distance)

Share autos are available from Thiruninravur railway station (Rs 7 is charged).

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE