Sri Thandaveswarar Temple / Choleeswarar Temple, Kolumam near udumalpet, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

10^th Sep 2017.

This is one of the Shiva & Vishnu temples constructed during the 13^th century by Kongu Chozha King Veera Rajendran ( 1207 CE to 1256 CE ) on the banks of river Amaravathi to get rid of the Kiraka dosha ( a Solar eclipse happened on his birthday).

Moolavar    : Sri Choleeswarar or Sri Thandaveswarar

Consort      : Sri Brahan Nayaki

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

This temple faces east with a mottai gopuram & an entrance arch on the south side. Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are immediately after the entrance arch.

In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Vinayagar, Agnisar, Chandikeswarar, Kala Bairavar, Navagrahas, Shanieswarar, Suryan and Naalvar.

Amman is in a separate temple facing the same direction as Moolavar. A Thavvai panel is installed in front of the Ambal temple. Sabha mandapam is at an elevated level with steps to climb.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, artha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. In sanctum koshtam Dakshinamurthy and Durgai.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The 13th-century inscriptions are found around sanctum walls, kumudam, and sabha mandapam adhistanam kumudam also. The inscriptions mainly record the donations given to the temples.

  

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 16.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs

HOW TO REACH:

Kolumam is about 20 KM from Udumalpet and the bus is available from Udumalpet.

Nearest Railway Station is Udumalpet.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

 View of mukha mandapam with Rishaba mandapam

 View of mukha mandapam with Rishaba mandapam

 Sabha mandapam

 Jyeshta Devi

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