12th November 2016.
After our visit to Kumarikal Palayam, our original
plan was to visit 4 temples in Vijayamangalam. But due to short of time we
skipped both Sri Karivaradharaja Perumal Temple and Sri Vijayapuri Amman
Temple. Along with us ( M/s Srinivasan, Raja and Gowthami ) Mr Nandhakumar, a
history enthusiast from Erode also joined for this Vijayamangalam
temples. For further and detailed descriptions please visit my post of this
same blog CLICK
HERE
SRI CHANDRA PRABHA TIRTHANKARA TEMPLE, VIJAYAMANGALAM
Compared to my previous visit the Archaeological
Survey of India ( ASI ) had erected fence around the temple. Except this there
is no much change and the stolen main deity was not recovered so far.
Adhinathar
The main sanctum without
deity Sri Chandra Bhagwan
Digambar
Sri Dharma Devi
Looks like Garuda
SRI
NAGESWARA SWAMY SHIVA TEMPLE
Compared to my previous visit, Kumbhabhishekam was
performed to main temple and Amman temple after renovation. The damaged wall
between Main sanctum and Amman temple was reconstructed. But still
Saptamatrika bas-reliefs are not installed. The ground level was raised around
Amman temple and concreted. Some of the inscriptions at the base of Amman
temple are submerged in the concrete and will visible no more. The Rajagopuram
construction is still in progress.
The Nagars relief on the back of sanctum
The Saptamatrikas
The Saptamatrikas
This relief was taken from Sri
Karivaradharaja Perumal Temple
After our day long visit to the
temples and historical places, we exhausted completely and we had taken rest
for our next day trekking to Tiruchengode hills to explore the inscriptions
and Jains presence on the hill.
……………. To be Continued ( Tiruchengode )
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
informative thanks and whishes
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