Sri Pallikondeswarar Temple / பள்ளிகொண்டீஸ்வரர் கோயில், சுருட்டப்பள்ளி / Suruttapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. - Tirupati Pada Yathra 2017.

5^th January 2017.

This is the 31^st Patha Yathra to Tirupathi / Tirupati from Shiva Vishnu Temple, T Nagar, Chennai. The total distance will be 150 km. Usually, the Pada Yatra will start in the early hours of 1^st January 2017, i.e., around 2:30 hrs, and it will end on the 4^th evening. This time, also due to official work, I could not join on 1^st Jan 2017, instead joined on the 2^nd day at Uthukottai. After darshan of Sri Pallikondeswarar at Surutapalli.

Moolavar    : Sri Valmikeswarar, Sri Pallikondeswarar

Consort      : Sri Maragathambigai

Some of the important features of this temple are...

The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. Sri Valmikeeswarar temple has the Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam Mandapam. A small linga called Sri Ramalingeswarar is in front of the moolavar sannadhi, and on his left are Ramar, Lakshmana, and Seetha. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, and Ambal on his lap, Brahma and Durgai.

In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Ijavarakeswarar, Vishnu, Bhairavar, Valmiki, Ekapada Thirumurthy, Poorna Pushkala Sastha, and Subramaniyar.

Ambal Sri Maragathambigai is in a separate sannadhi on the right, facing east. Ambal is in a standing Posture.

Sri Pallikondeswarar is on the left of the Main sanctum. Shiva is in a reclining posture on the lap of Sri Parvati (After he swallowed the alakala/poison). Around him are  Brahma, Mahavishnu, Markandeyar, Narathar, Chandran, Kuberan, Suryan, Agathiyar, Pulathiyar, Gauthamar, Thumburar, Vasistar, Vishwamitra, Valmiki, Deventhiran, Vinayagar, and  Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar.

The Prathosam is conducted grandly in this temple, especially when it falls on Saturday.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs and 16.30 hrs and 21.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

The landline numbers are 08576-274971 and 278599

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is on the main road from Chennai to Tirupati after Uthukottai.

Town buses are available from Uthukottai to Nagalapuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE    

A Clear image from the website 

 Front view of the Pallikondeswarar Temple 

Front Rajagopuram

TEMPLE DIAGRAM

 Descriptions of Silamoorthis locations

Descriptions of Silamurtis locations

..... to be continued ( Nagalapuram Sri VedaNarayana Perumal)

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---