08th December 2018.
On the way to Kolappalur from Kavindapadi we passed
through the Thoranavavi Arulmalai Andavar Temple. Our ancestors worshiped Arulmalai
Andavar as a Kulatheivam, till they found out the Sri Veeramathi Amman. But
still our community people of our Village used to Visit this temple. After my
last visit, the Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 2018 and a lot of changes have been made.
Presiding Deity: Sri Murugan / Arulmalai Andavar
Some of the important features of this temple
are.....
The Presiding deity is Murugan, without Sri Valli
and Devasena, holding a stick, like Palanimalai Murugan. But how he was named Si Kirubakara Subramania Swamy?.. is not known.
During the recent renovations, the Shiva Lingam and a Rishabam, which are kept in a small sannidhi were shifted to the renovated old
Mandapam built during the Vijayanagara Nayaks period. Vinayagar was also shifted to the Shiva Temple mandapam.
Shiva Sannadhi
Renovated Vijayanagara/ Nayak period mandapam
The Murugan in the main sanctum sanctorum with the front mandapam was completely dismantled and redone. The entrance is also changed. The height
of the Vimanam also increased. There is no sannidhi for Amman since the
presiding deity is Murugan or Arulmalai Andavar. A safety locker room was created
for safe keeping of Urchavars. A new Sapthakannis sannidhi was created on the
back side of the main sanctum.
At the base of the hill, a Vinayagar sannidhi with a metacolour sheet shed was created after
removing the old dead tree. More details on my previous visit to this Sri Arulmalai Andavar Temple were recorded in one of my posts on this blog.
This
Temple presiding deity Sri Arumalai Murugan was praised by the 18th
Century Kullaiyan’s son and poet Avinashi Pulavar in his “Thingalur nondi
Nadakam”.
Entrance Mandapam
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
அற்புதமான ஸ்தலம்.
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