Sri Nandeeswarar Temple, Nandivaram / Guduvancheri, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

10^th September 2016.

This Heritage visit was arranged through the R.E.A.C.H Foundation for its Epigraphy students by Mr Ramanath on 10^th September 2016. Mr Ramanath accepted my willingness to join with them ( as an old student, I hope ). Though it was not a planned visit,  19 heritage enthusiasts in their cars and motorcycles participated in this visit.  I was fortunate to hear the history, architecture, and inscriptions of Chozhas and Pallavas once again from  Mr Ramachandran and Mr Vakula Varadharajan after a long gap.  We had covered Madambakkam, Sri Dhenupureeswarar, a Chozha Period Shiva Temple, A Buddha Statue at Ottiambakkam,  Nandeeswaram Sri Nandeeswarar a Nandhivarman a Pallava period temple and a Vijayanagara Period Gajarushta sanctum Perumal temple at  Vandalur.

SRI NANDEESWARAR TEMPLE AT NANDIVARAM, GUDUVANCHERY, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU.

This temple is very near to Guduvanchery Bus terminus.

Moolavar    : Sri Nandeeswarar

Consort      : Sri Soundaranayaki

Some of the important features of this temple are…

The temple faces east with an entrance arch on the south side. Balipeedam and Nandhi are kept on the eastern side in the outer paraharam. In koshtam Narthana vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. The Moolavar is of the Pallava period and the temple was constructed during Nandhivarman. The inscription tablet once found is missing now.

In the inner prakaram sannadhi for Valampuri Vinayagar, Arumugam, Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Gajalakshmi, Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, veerabathirar and  Suryan. In the outer prakaram sannadhi for  Navagrahas and Perumal.

A 9^th to 10^th century Rishabam is kept under a canon ball tree ( Nagalinga flower tree) and looks beautiful. Since Nandhivarman constructed this temple, maybe this place is called Nandeeswaram after his name.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple is kept open between 07.00 Hrs to 11.30 Hrs and 17.00 Hrs to 20.30 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS :  

HOW TO REACH :

The temple is very close to the Guduvanchery Bus terminus.

About a KM from Guduvancheri Bus terminus.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:    CLICK HERE 

……. To be continued.

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---