Sri Nagaimukavalli Samedha Sri Kandhaleeswarar Temple & Sekkizhar Temple at Kundrathur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

A Continuation of the previous post. 

27^th August 2016

Our third stop was at Kundrathur through Porur. Since the Ooraga Perumal temple was not open, we could see the Sri Kandhaleeswarar temple and the Sri Sekkizhar Temples.

SRI NAGAIMUKAVALLI SAMEDHA SRI KANDHALEESWARAR TEMPLE.

This is a Chozha-period Shiva temple renovated later. The temple is facing east with a Rajagopuram. This time, we could spot an inscription stone standing in the garbage in front of the entrance. Since it was surrounded by shrubs and garbage, we could not study further details. 

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:    CLICK HERE

There is a separate temple for the saint Sekkizhar at Kundrathur in addition to the mani mandapam near Sri Nageswarar Shiva Temple. He compiled the 12^th Thirumurai, Periyapuranam, the life history of 63 Nayanmars. He worked as Chief Minister under Anapaya Chozan. He was a scholar in Tamil, and he quoted a  ‘Thirukural’  poem as an answer to the question asked at a young age. For the details of my previous visit: Click Here

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:  CLICK HERE (Just on the  west  side of the Shiva Temple) 

To be Continued …..