Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Thenambakkam, Kanchipuram, District, Tamil Nadu.

23^rd April 2018.

This Shiva temple is also one of the 1000 and odd temple of Kanchipuram. It was told that Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple with Gajaprishta Vimana at Thenambakkam is a part of the City, when I mentioned Guru Koil is the only Gajabrushta Vimana Temple in the city of Kanchipuram, but this is also one of the Gajaprishta Vimana temple. This temple is also called as "Shivasthanam". 

 

A mandapa was built at the entrance after 2018

Moolavar    : Sri Brahmapureeswarar.

Some of the important details are ….

The temple is facing east without any entrance arch or Rajagopuram. A Mandapam was built during recent years. Rishabam and balipeedam are in front. In the outer prakaram a place where Maha Periyava stayed for an year, a Veda patasala is functioning, Navagrahas, Bhairavar, stucco images of Vyasar & Adhi Sankarar, Chandrasekara Ganapathy ( completely covered with granite ), Swaminatha Swamy  and Nagars under a Peepal tree.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum ardha mandapam and a maha mandapam. It is believed that, sanctum has the gajaprishta Vimana built during Pallava period and latter renovated during Chozha and Vijayanagara Period.  In koshtam Narthana vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Vishnu Durgai. All the koshta murtis seems to be of new.

HISTORY & INSCRIPTIONS

The original temple might have been constructed during Pallava period and reconstructed during  Chozha Period. Shri Shiva was called as Moolasthanatheeswarar till 1920. The only one inscription recorded from this temple belongs to Rajanarayana Sambuvarayar. In that Lord Shiva was recorded as Chuvaramudaya Nayanar.

 The inscriptions ( faintly visible ) on the wall

During 1950s Kanchi Maha Periyava came to this temple, stayed here and took over the control of this temple and converted as a private temple. This temple is not under the control of Tamil Nadu HR & CE department Control.    

Now, the Temple activities are taken care of by the Sri Sankara Bhaktha Jana Sabha trust, a unit of Sankara Mutt and also running a Veda Patasala.

 

LEGENDS

It was told that Indira Gandhi Visited this temple and got blessings of Maha Periyava. She had chosen the “hand” symbol for her Congress Party after seeing Maha Periyava’s blessing hand.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 16.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH

The temple is on Kanchipuram to Walajabad – Chengalpattu road.

The temple is about 5.2 to 5.8 KM from Kanchipuram Bus Stand.

Autos are available from Bus Stand.

Nearest Railway station is Kanchipuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE  :CLICK HERE

Maha Periyava stayed here ( PC : Vicky Kannan )

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