Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple and one of the 108 Divya Desam, Thiruputkuzhi, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

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14^th October 2018.

This is a part of the Divya Desam temple visit in Puratasi Tamil month, last Saturday 13^th October 2018. After Visiting Nilathingal Thundam ( Sri Ekambareswarar Temple ), boarded a Vellore bus to Thiruputkuzhi. Got down at Baluchetty Chatram and from there the temple was within walkable distance.

This is 57^th Divya Desam and mangalasasanam was done by Thirumangai Azhwar. Manavala Mamunigal, Koyilannan, Vedantha Desikar, and Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan have sung hymns in praise of Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal.

அலங்கெழு தடக்கை யாயன்வா யாம்பற்

கழியுமா லென்னுள்ளம். என்னும்,

புலங்கெழு பொருநீர்ப் புட்குழி பாடும்

போதுமோ நீர்மலைக் கென்னும்,

குலங்கெழு கொல்லி கோமள வல்லிக்

கொடியிடை நெடுமழைக் கண்ணி,

இலங்கெழில் தோளிக் கென்னினைந் திருந்தாய்

இடவெந்தை யெந்தை பிரானே. 

..... திருமங்கை ஆழ்வார் ( 1115 )

Moolavar: Sri Viyaraghava Perumal.

Thayar   : Sri Maragathavalli Thayar

Some of the important features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with a Temple Tank( Jatayu Thirtham ) on the left. Balipeedam and Dwajasthambam are in front of the Rajagopuram in a recently built concrete mandapam. The Rajagopuram is of 3 tiers.

In the Sanctum Moolavar is in a sitting posture, while the upper hand holds Chakra and Conch, the lower right hand in Abhaya Hastham, and the left hand in Akhvana Hastham. Bhudevi is on the right of Moolavar  and Sridevi is on the left side of Moolavar ( interchanged from regular positions). Jadayu is on the laps of Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal. In Rama, the incarnation of Vishnu, Rama gave Mukti, and Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal gave blessing to Jadayu. Azhwar sannadhis are in the artha mandapam.

In the Prakaram  Andal and Maragathavalli Thayar, sannidhis are also interchanged from the regular architecture. The Maragathavalli Thayar sannidhi is like a separate temple, with a Kannadi (mirror) room and a procession of deities kept. Ramanujar ( Ramanujar learned the Vedas in this place, hence he is not holding the Thandam ), Vedantha Desikar, and Manavala Mamunigal Sannidhis are also in the praharam. This is the birthplace of Pinpazhakaram Perumal Jeeyar.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum, Antarala, artha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. The steps to the sanctum are between artha mandapam and muka mandapam. Stucco 2-tier Nagara vimana is on the sanctum. The Vimana from the base to about 6 feet is a very simple square shape with Simham.

Ramanujar Sannadhi

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

This temple was built during the 13^th Century and has Sundara Pandyan’s inscriptions. The inscriptions record donations to this temple. Vijayanagara period thirupani can be  seen in the mandapams. The last Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 1999.

The inscription on the wall of Mukha Mandapam is in the form of a poem. This was constructed by “Eduthazhagiyan Pallavaraiar.  This poem inscription praises the Pandya Kings Sll Vol - 6: 455. Thanks to Anbu Vanthiyathevan. The poem inscriptions read as…

"வாழ்க கோயில் பொன்மேய்ந்த மகிபதி

வாழ்க செந்தமிழ் மாலை தெரிந்தவன்

வாழ்க மண்டலம் யாவையும்

கொண்டவன்

வாழ்க சுந்தர மன்னவன் தென்னானே."

இப்பாடலின் கீழ், ( Below the poem inscription, inscribed as  )

"பெருமாள் குலசேகர தேவர் திருத்தோளுக்கு நன்றாக எடுத்தகை அழகியான் பல்லவராயர் செய்வித்த தன்மம்"

Pandya period inscriptions - a measuring scale

LEGENDS

The issue in childbirth will be removed after praying to Sri Maragathavalli Thayar with the fried grams knotted in the saree on No Moon Day. The fried gram will sprout on the next day is a miracle of this temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 16.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:

On the bus route from Kanchipuram to Vellore get down at Baluchetty Chatram and from there, Thiruputkuzhi is about a KM.

10 KM from Kanchipuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---