23rd
April 2018.
Utilizing
the opportunity of attending Kumbhabhishekam of Sri Vijaya Vinayagar temple at Sri
Venkateswara College of Engineering on 22nd April 2018, visited 4
temples in Kanchipuram. This is one of the 1000 and odd temples of Kanchipuram.
Even-though the temple was subjected to lot of changes, but still it retains few
heritage value structures and statues.
Presiding Deity : Sri
Karukinil Amarnthaval.
Some of the
important details are…
The temple
is facing north with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. Temple tank is in front of the
Rajagopuram on the right side. In front
of the Sanctum Sanctorum, 6th century Buddhas ( two ), Thavvai with
manthan and manthi along with Nagars. Nagars shrines are in three places in the complex. Both Buddhas are in ardha
padmasana and one Buddha is in sparisa hastham and other in Thiyana hastham. In
this group there is a female head god worshiped as Manimekalai.
Navagrahas
are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. There are two Pallava period
pillars of one is squatting lion pillar and the other is of elephant face. The
sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and artha mandapam. In the
artha mandapam sudhai sirpangal of Amman, might have built in recent years. In
koshtam, Vinayagar, Amman and Dakshinamurthy. In the outer prakaram sannadhi
for Nagars, Amman and Sri Vedapureeswarar.
Amman is in
ferocious mood killing Mahishan with trident keeping her right leg on his head
and left leg on the thigh. This place was once a palmyra grove and Amman sat under a palmyra tree,
hence Amman is called as Karukinil Amarnthaval in Tamil language. Also there is
another version that, Amman to be
worshiped during the joining time of evening and night called Karukku. ( Anthi
velai )
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Even-though
the original temple belongs to Pallava period, nothing was left except two
stones of Kumudam in the adhistanam with inscriptions.
TEMPLE TIMINGS.
The temple
will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs to 19.30 hrs.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple
is in Pillayar Palayam, about 2 KM from Bus stand.
Get down at Mettu Theru bus stop on the Kamaraj road, the temple is about 500 meters.
Lot of
autos are available in front of Bus stand.
LOCATION:CLICK HERE
Buddha in Bhoomi sparsha
hastam- shows that Buddha attained gnanam
Buddha in
Thyana posture
Worshiped as Manimekalai
Buddhas and Thavvai along with Nagars
Thavvai / Jyeshta Devi
May be hero stone
---OM
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