10th
September 2017.
This 13th-century Perumal temple is also one of the Shiva &
Vishnu temples constructed by Kongu Chozha King Veera Rajendran (1207 CE to
1256 CE) on the banks of the river Amravati
to get rid of the Graha dosha (a solar eclipse happened on his birth date).
Moolavar
: Sri Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal.
Thayar : Sri Vedhavalli Thayar.
Some of the important features of this temple are...
The
temple faces east, adjacent to the Shiva Temple. A Deepasthambam with a mandapam is in front of the temple.
In
the outer prakaram sannadhi for Thayar, facing east on the left side of the sanctum.
The Sanctum Sanctorum consists of a Sanctum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and Mukha
mandapam. Garudalwar is in front of moolavar in mukha mandapam. Alwars are in the ardha mandapam.
The 13th-century Kongu Chozha period inscriptions are found around the sanctum walls, kumudam. The inscriptions mainly record the donations made to the temple.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs, and from 16.00 hrs to
20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS.
HOW TO REACH:
Kolumam
is about 20 km from Udumalpet, and the bus is available from Udumalpet.
The nearest
Railway Station is Udumalpet.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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SHIVAYA NAMA---
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ReplyDeleteVery Old Temple. Village is also good with Bus facilities from Udumalpet,Palani,Madatukullam.
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