04, September 2016
This temple is at Sothupakkam on the way to
Chennai to Trichy main road and about ½ KM from Melmaruvathur Sri Sakthi Peedam.
Moolavar : Sri Somanatheshwara Swamy
Consort : Sri Sivakami Ambal.
Some of the important details are as follows….
The temple faces east with a Temple Tank in
front. Navagrahas are in front of the temple and Nagars are under a
bodhi tree. The temple is constructed in the year 2014 with
tiles all over. A mandapam-like construction with Moolavar and
Ambal Sannadhi are at the center.
Moolavar is at an elevated level on a platform with Rahu and Ketu reliefs. Balipeedam Nandhi and Dwajasthambam are in front of moolavar sannadhi. Ambal is facing south in a standing posture.
In the prakaram ie in the mandapam sannadhi for
Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Kuberar, Aisvaryeswarar, Lakshmi,
Natarajar, Bhairavar, Shirdi Saibaba and Chandikeswarar. Vahanas are kept in the mandapam.
HISTORY
It was told that the Moolavar, Rishabam, and Ambal are
very old. About 80 years before, for construction, the land was
excavated, and found the above murtis under some depth. So the
owner of the land tried to construct through Kanchi Mutt and could not do it.
Again his son after some years completed the construction of this temple and
Kumbhabhishekam was performed in 2014.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The temple is kept open between 07.00 Hrs to 12.00
Hrs and 17.00 Hrs to 19.00 Hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS :
Mr P Balachandar Reddiyar and P Sathyanarayana
Reddiyar of Sri Balamurugan Rice Mill may be contacted for further
details at their mobile numbers +919443336777 and +919442239677.
Gurukkal is residing next to the temple and may be contacted
for darshan.
HOW TO REACH:
Sothupakkam is on the national highway from
Chennai to Trichy.
About a KM from Melmaruvathur Bus stop.
A lot of Private autos are available from the Sri Sakthi
Peedam Bus stop.
LOCATION OF
THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Kuberar – Isvaryeswarar – Mahalakshmi
Urchavars
At the base of the Moolavar Peedam – Raghu and
Ketu
Sri Sivakami Ambal
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA:---
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