22nd March, 2016.
Last Sunday ie 20th March 2016,
had been to Puzhal Thirumoolanathar dharshan. One of my friend whose residence
is very near to the temple wants to come my home along with his brother on
Sunday afternoon in a hot summer heat ( I do not wants them to travel a long
distance especially on Sunday after noon ). Since I visited this
Puzhal Sri Thirumoolanathar temple about 10 years before, thought of visiting
once again and pay a visit to his house. To know more details about
the temple, searched in the web site and I could not get any
details, except real estates.
From Velachery chosen the outer ring road ( Chennai by pass road) which ends at Puzhal, to avoid traffic of Ashoknagar- Vadapalani- Koyambedu – Annanagar – Rettai Yeri route. The traffic was also less on Sunday. The route is okay to ride on my scooter except on some places.
To my surprise there were lot of changes in and around the temple. Outer prakaram was paved with tiles after raising the floor level of 2 feet, sannadhis are also constructed for Anjaneyar, Mahaprirthyangara Devi, Sarabeswarar. And inside tiles also paved on the floors and walls are also fixed with tiles. 63var was also installed in L shape. The inscriptions are damaged and some of the stones with inscriptions were used for steps during renovation.
From Velachery chosen the outer ring road ( Chennai by pass road) which ends at Puzhal, to avoid traffic of Ashoknagar- Vadapalani- Koyambedu – Annanagar – Rettai Yeri route. The traffic was also less on Sunday. The route is okay to ride on my scooter except on some places.
To my surprise there were lot of changes in and around the temple. Outer prakaram was paved with tiles after raising the floor level of 2 feet, sannadhis are also constructed for Anjaneyar, Mahaprirthyangara Devi, Sarabeswarar. And inside tiles also paved on the floors and walls are also fixed with tiles. 63var was also installed in L shape. The inscriptions are damaged and some of the stones with inscriptions were used for steps during renovation.
Consort : Sri Sornambigai.
Some of the important details of this temple are...
The temple is facing east with Dwajasthambam, balipeedam and Rishabam.
Sannadhi for Sri Maha Ganapathy, Sri Anjaneyar, Maha Prithiyangara Devi, Sarabeswarar, Sri Kasi Viswanathar & Visalakshi, Nagar, Navagrahas, Bhairavar, chandikeswarar.
In the inner prakaram sannadhi for Sakthi Ganapathy, Shiva Lingam, Gajalakshmi, Veerabhadrar, Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Astothara Lingam, Maha Saraswathy, 63var, Swarna akarshna Bhairavar, Chandran, Suryan and a mandapam.
Ambal is in a separate temple like sannadhi with koshtam. In koshtam Maashentri, Varahi, Brahmani, Maheswari & Narayani.
There is a under ground passage and it is believed that it goes to Thirumullaivayil and Thiruvotriyur.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is believed, that the temple is 1300 years old and constructed during 10th Century Pallava period, latter extended / reconstructed during Chozhas and Vijayanagaras.
It is believed, that the temple is 1300 years old and constructed during 10th Century Pallava period, latter extended / reconstructed during Chozhas and Vijayanagaras.
inscription stone is used as a step
inscription back side of Ambal sannadhi
LEGENDS
It was believed that Sundarar, Thirumoolar worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple ( Hence called as Thirumoolanathar ). Agasthiyar had seen Lord Shiva’s kalyana kolam in the Shiva Lingam.
TEMPLE TIMINGS :
The temple is kept open between 06.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS :
It was believed that Sundarar, Thirumoolar worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple ( Hence called as Thirumoolanathar ). Agasthiyar had seen Lord Shiva’s kalyana kolam in the Shiva Lingam.
TEMPLE TIMINGS :
The temple is kept open between 06.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS :
Gurukal Natarajam may be contacted over his mobile
9566258425. For further details.
HOW TO REACH : Puzhal is on the way to Red hills on the Nellore route and lot of town buses are available from Koyambedu.
Get down at overhead tank bus stop (opposite to Puzhal new prison ) and the temple is about 1 KM off main road.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:CLICK HERE
HOW TO REACH : Puzhal is on the way to Red hills on the Nellore route and lot of town buses are available from Koyambedu.
Get down at overhead tank bus stop (opposite to Puzhal new prison ) and the temple is about 1 KM off main road.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:CLICK HERE
Mahaganapathy Sannadhi
Mahaganapathy Sannadhi Sri Sarabeswarar sannadhi 
Anjaneyar Sannadhi & Sri
Pritiyangara devi Sannadhi
Back side of Moolavar
Vimanam
Back side of Ambal sannadhi
Sri Sarabeswarar sannadhi
Mandapam with Bhuta pothikai ( present office
room )
Main sanctum
Vijayanagara Period pillar relief
Bottom grill is the under ground passage
believed to passage for Thirumullaivayil and Thiruvotriyur
63var
63var
The painting near Ambal Sannadhi ceiling- can any one
tell me what is this?
Bootha pothikai
Bootha pothikai
Bootha pothikai
---OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA:---
.... to be continued for Madras war cemetery.
thanks sir you provided useful information
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