Sri Kulasekara Swamy Shiva Temple at Sholamadevi near Udumalpet, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu – A part of kongu Temples.

07^th December 2018.

The visit to this temple happened accidentally. On the way to Vishnu Durgai (Which will be covered in a separate post) at Sarkar Kannadiputhur, near Udumalpet, A Shiva Temple, Solamadevi painted in bright brick color on the banks of river Amaravathi attracted us through the paddy fields.

Moolavar    : Sri Kulasekara Swamy Temple

Consort      : Sri Kunkumavalli

Some of the important features of this temple are…

The temple faces east with Rishabam and Balipedam. The temple complex does not have an entrance arch, Rajagopuram, or compound wall. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai were installed at a later date.

In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, Navagrahas and Ambal Temple. The Ambal temple also facing east might have been built/ renovated in recent years.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and maha mandapam. The sanctum was built with a simple pada bandha adhisthana, bootha ganas on the ceiling level, and vyyalavari on the parapet level. Brick and mortar two-tier nagara vimanam is above the sanctum.

 Bootha and Yzhi vari

 Kostas

HISTORY & INSCRIPTION

The Adhisthana and Temple walls have the 12^th to 13^th Century Kongu Chozhas Vikrama Chozha and Veera Rajendran’s inscriptions. The inscriptions speak about the donation of lands made to this temple for the burning of perpetual lamps and poojas.

Vikrama Chozha inscriptions

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:

On the road from Udumalpet to Dharapuram turn right at Karatholuvu towards Madathukulam / Kozhumam to reach Solamadevi and the temple is just before the Village.  

The temple is 5 KM from Karatholuvu, 21 KM from Udumalpet, and 27 KM from Dharapuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:    CLICK HERE

Ambal Temple

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