07th
January 2018.
For
a change this week joined with Jain community heritage enthusiasts for the Ahimsa walk at Asa Nellikuppam, UppuKulam (a part of
Arakkonam Town), and Kavanur led by Mrs. Sasikala. Though this Shiva temple visit was not planned earlier,
added to the list since it was told that
a Tirthankara was kept along with nagars under the Bodhi tree, which was excavated
in the Village.
Moolavar :
Sri Devathi Rajeswarar
Consort : Sri Anupamathini Ambal
Some of the important features are...
The
temple faces east without any Rajagopuram. Dwajasthambam, Balipeedam, and
Nandhi Mandapam are on the east side entrance. The entrance to the Main shrine is
from the South. Ambal is facing south
in the maha mandapam. Urchavars are in the Maha mandapam. A moat formation is around 3 sides of the sanctum sanctorum.
In
koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu (in Lingothbavar place),
Brahma, and Durgai. In the praharam Selva Ganapathy, Saraswati,
Gajalakshmi, Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Naalvar, Bhairavar, Saptamatrikas,
Suryan, Chandran, Balaganapathy, Balamurugan, Arumuga, and Chandikeswarar.
Saptamatrikas panel
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, artha mandapa, and maha mandapam.
HISTORY
It
was told that the temple is 1000 years old. The inscriptions are not clear due
to sandblasting. The temple was renovated and Kumbhabhishekam was performed on
04-06-2017.
LEGEND
As
per the legend, Durvasa Maharishi gave Indira, the garland after performing
pooja to Lord Mahavishnu. His vahana Iravatham destroyed the garland with its
leg. On seeing this Muni Durvasa cursed Indira to lose his Indira / Raja
position and a reduced life. To get rid
of the curse, after visiting many Shiva
temples, came to this place Arumbakkam, and worshiped Lord Shiva with a lotus from
the moat. Lord Shiva blessed him with a full life and gave him the Indra position
also. Hence those who lost their job may pray to Lord Shiva to get back and a good place for conducting poojas to increase life like Shastiapthapoorthi and Sathabhishekam. To get rid of
problems related to the womb, abhishekam may be performed on Ambal with 108 lemon juice.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The
temple kept open between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
HOW TO REACH:
Arumbakkam
is on the way to Arakkonam from Kanchipuram.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Mahavishnu in Koshtam
Brahma
Saptamatrikas panel
Saptamatrikas panel
Saptamatrikas panel
Saptamatrikas panel
Believed
to be kulothunga Chozha ?
---OM
SHIVAYA NAMA---
Fantastic Sir. You are make this as a memorable one
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