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; I 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 the 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.

Dakshinamurthy with his consort 

ARCHITECTURE

The temple was built with stone from adhistanam tp prastram. The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is rectangular in shape to accommodate Shiva's reclining posture. Ma Parvati is at his feet. The sanctum sanctorum is on an adhistanam with jagathy, hree patta kumudam. The Bhitti starts with vedikai. The prastaram consists of valapi, kapotam with nasi kudus and vyyalavari. The vimanam over the bhumi desam is of two talas brick dravida vimanam. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams. 

LEGENDS

In the process of churning Thiruparkadal for the Amirth, by the Devas and Asuras, using Manthara hill as Maththuu and Vasuki (Snake) as a rope. Couldn’t tolerate the pain, the snake vomits the poison. To avoid mixing the poison with the Amirth, Shiva drank the poison. Ma Parvati holds the poison at the throat by pressing with her hand. Due to this, the throat changed to blue colour. Even though Shiva didn't swallow the poison, he was in an unconscious state and lay down at this place. This is the only place where Shiva is in human form and in a reclining posture. Hence Shiva is called Pallikondeeswarar.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is believed that the temple belongs to the 11th to 13th century Chozha period and later received contributions from Vijayanagaras. 

பொயு 14 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு விஜயநகரப் பேரரசு இரண்டாம் ஹரிஹரனின், கருவறை வடபுறச் சுவரில் உள்ள கல்வெட்டு விஜயநகரப் பேரரச மரபில் வந்த இரண்டாம் ஹரிஹரனுடைய ஆட்சி காலத்தில் 400 பண மதிப்பில் தனி நபர்கள் கோயிலுக்கு நிலங்கள் விலைக்கு பெற்றுக் கொடையாக வழங்கியுள்ளனர். கல்வெட்டில் நெல்லூர் இடம் பெறுகின்றது. கல்வெட்டு சிதைந்துள்ளது.

The King of Vijayanagarar Harihara II’s 1349 С.Е inscription on the north wall of the central shrine in the Pallikondīśvarar temple records the gifted lands to the temple by a private person. The land price was 400 Panam. Mentions Nellür. Slightly damaged.

பொயு 14 ஆம் நூர்றாண்டு: பள்ளிகொண்டீஸ்வரர் கோயில் கருவறைத் தெற்குச்சுவரில் உள்ள கல்வெட்டு சிதைந்துள்ளது. சந்திரசேகர சுப்பநார் என்பவரின் பெயர் வருகிறது. கோயிலுக்குக் கொடை தந்திருக்கலாம்.

The 14th-century damaged inscription on the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple, without the king's name and reign year, records that Chandrasekar Subbanar gifted lands or panam to the temple.  

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri days, etc. 

The Pradosham 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    

 Front view of the Pallikondeswarar Temple 

Front Rajagopuram

TEMPLE DIAGRAM

 Descriptions of Silamurti's locations

Descriptions of Silamurtis locations

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

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---