07th December 2018.
After the visit to Vishnu durgai temple, it was
learnt that a Kongu Chozha period Vishnu temple is at Sarkar Kannadiputhur with Chozha period inscriptions on the banks
of River Amaravathi.
Moolavar : Sri Varadharajaperumal
Some of the salient featuresof this temple are...
The temple is facing east with balipeedam and
Garudalwar. Anjaneyar Sannadhi is on the
right side of the main entrance. There is no moorthams in
the koshtams. Reliefs of Perumal’s avatharas are in the makara thorana. A simple
vimana is on the sanctum. Moolavar Sri
Varadharaja Perumal is with Sridevi and Bhudevi in the sanctum and there is
no separate Thayar Sannidhi. There are
no Urchavars in front of the moolavar. Painted with unusual colours during the
recent Kumbhabhishekam including makara thorana too...
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum and artha mandapam. The sanctum was built with simple padabandha adhisthanam. A Nagara - Vesara Vimanam is on the sanctum Sanctorum.
HISTORY & INSCRIPTIONS
The Back side wall has the 12th to 13th
Century Kongu Vikrama Chozha inscriptions. The inscription speaks about
donation made to this temple.
No.
232 (Page No 151)
(A. R.
No. 220 of 1909.)
Kannadiputtur,
Udumalaipet Taluk, Coimbatore District
West
wall of the Kaliyaga-Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the village.
Tribh
Konerinmaikondan : Vikramacholadeva (?) Year 3, 257th day=1276 A. D.
This inscription records an
order of the king confirming as iraiyili, a piece of land which was situated at
Solamadevinallur in Karaivali-nadu and was originally granted as iraiyiliby
Sundarapandya to the temple of the god Sokkanarayanapperumal at Kannadipputtur
alias Virapandyachchuturvedimangalam in Karaivali-nadu. The order is addressed
to the Nambiyar and the Sri-Vaittinavar of the temple.
inscriptions.
inscriptions.
The temple will be kept opened between 09.00 hrs to
13.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Battar may be contacted on his mobile 9788814863
for further details.
HOW TO REACH:
Sarkar Kannadiputhur is about 5 KM from Karatholuvu from Udumalpet to Dharapuram.
About 20 KM from Udumalpet and 34 KM from
Dharapuram.
Anjaneyar
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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