Sri Muthalamman Temple, Sri Angalamman Temple, Durgai Amman Temple & Sri Veerabhadra Temple, at Kappalur, Thiruvannamalai / Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

... a Continuation post to Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple.

                                                                          27^th November 2016.

While the students were busy reading the inscriptions, we thought of venturing into this Kappalur Village to know more about the village deities. We came across three temples, namely Sri Muthalamman Temple, Sri Angalamman Temple, Durgai Amman Temple, and Veerabhadra Temple. Each one has its own rich heritage Value.

SRI MUTHALAMMAN TEMPLE.

This temple is on the west side of the village, facing east. At the entrance, a pillar is standing in a mandapam-like vahana. The sanctum sanctorum consists of the sanctum and a mandapam. The vimanam is a globe shape without any stucco images. On the left side of the sanctum, Nagar are installed in a row.

 A stone pillar without any images  

SRI ANGALAMMAN TEMPLE.

This temple is about 100 meters from the Muthalamman temple, facing North. In the sanctum statue of Amman in a sitting posture, and in the mandapam, there is an ant hill, worshipped by the villagers. Palipedam and soolam are in front of the temple. On the right side of the mandapam, Vinayagar and a statue are sitting on an elephant. (The details are written under Nadukarkal)
  

DURGAI AMMAN

A little further from the Sri Angalamman temple is, Durgai Amman temple. This temple does not have any structure. Actually, a neem tree trunk is fitted with eyes and a nose, worshiped as Durgai. On a raised Platform, the are Naagars and Hero stones. The details of the Hero stones are also written under Nadu Karkal, in addition to.

VEERABHADRA TEMPLE

This temple is in the southern part of the Kappalur village, facing east. This is a stone structure that was reconstructed. The two inscription stones do not have any continuity. A small shrine in dilapidated condition and Sri Veerabhadra is being worshiped by the villagers. It was said that Sri Veerabhadra is another form of Shiva, and Daksha with a goat’s head is on the left side of the statue. The Agamudayar community takes care of the temple, and annual festivals are also conducted. 

We had taken our group photo and appreciated the villagers' good gesture, and thanked the villagers who accompanied us throughout the day. Around 16.30 hrs, we closed our day-long epigraphy field visit and returned to Chennai. My sincere thanks to Mr. Sathyamoorthy, founder of R E A C H Foundation, Mr. Ramachandran, Mr. Vakula Varadharajan, beloved Coordinator Mr Ramnath, and my participants. 

.... to be continued Hero Stones

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---