30th
December 2018.
The visit to
this temple is a part of the Thiruvannamalai Heritage visit organized by the
Tiruvannamalai District Historical Research Center on 30th December
2018. Jambai is a 1000-plus-year-old ancient Village. Saivam, Vainavam,
Jainism, Buddhism, and Saktham were flourished in this village. The temples like
Shiva Temple, Ayyanar Temples, Jain sculptures, Sangam period (1st
Century BC) inscriptions on the rocks and the remains prove that Jambai is an
ancient Village. During our Heritage Walk, we went to this Shiva Temple, and the Presiding deity is called by different names.
Moolavar : Sri
Jambunatheswarar, Sri Jambukeswarar,
Sri Thanthondreeswarar
Consort : Sri Akilandeswari.
Some of the
Salient features of this temple are….
The Temple is
under renovation some of the images are removed and kept outside the sanctum
and the details of the sannadhis may not hold good after Kumbhabhishekam. The Temple faces east with balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Rishabam with a two-tier
Rajagopuram on the northern banks of river Thenpennai. In the sanctum, moolavar is on a round avudayar.
In Koshtam,
Vinayagar ( not in the niche now ) with Venkotrakudai and Samaram,
Dakshinamurthy Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai. In the praharam, sannadhi
for Vinayagar, Vishnu with Sridevi and
Bhoodevi, Linga with Nandi, Subramaniar with Valli Devasena, Bairavar,
Thavvai (Jyeshta Devi with Manthan and Manthi), Lakulesar, Navagrahas,
Mahishamardini (in the front Mandapam), Chandikeswarar. Dwarapalakas look cute like Pallava sculptures. Ambal sannadhi is immediately after the
entrance and looks like a separate Temple facing east. There are two Navakanda
statues kept abutting the main Sanctorum muka mandapam.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, Maha mandapam and a Mukha mandapam. The two-tier Nagara Vimana is over the sanctum without any sculptures. The Adhisthana is of prati bandha ( virutha / round Kumudam ). The walls are supported with square pilasters.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple was
built in the 10th Century during the Chozha period. The temple has contributions from Rashtrakutas, during the middle of the 10th Century.
Murugan, Jyeshta Devi, Kalabairavar, and Durgai are the original Rashtrakuta sculptures.
The temple also has the contributions of Medieval Chozha, Vijayanagaras, and
Nayaks. The mukha mandapa of the main shrine has the simha pillars and the Ambal
sannadhi mandapa pillars are yazhi pillars.
The sanctum
walls have the inscriptions of Parantaka-I, Rajararaja, Rajendran-1, Kulothunga
Chozhan, and Koperunjingan. The Parantaka-I, period inscriptions mainly speak about donations
made to the temple in terms of money, coins,
Gold coins, land for conducting regular poojas Naivedyam, and burning of perpetual lamps with the donor’s name. The inscriptions also mention
the original name of this temple’s Moolavar Shiva is Thanthondreeswarar. How this name
was changed to the present name of Jambukeswarar, is not known.
inscription
Vijayanagara Dynasty symbol – a signature for their contribution is in scrap
Bootha vari with inscription below
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
Since the temple
is under renovation, the time of opening and closing is unpredictable.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The mobile numbers of Venkatesan are 9443815936, Shanmugam +91 9965206975, and Elumalai +91 9597140997 may be contacted for
further details.
HOW TO REACH:
Jambai is about
19 km from Thirukovilur and 25 km from Thiruvannamalai.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Indira's relief on a
Pillar
Simha Pillar
Thavvai – Jyeshta Devi
Lakuleesar
Dwarapalakas
Navakanda Statues - Hero stones
Yazhi pillar
An inch
sculpture on the floor!!!!
---OM SHIVAYA
NAMA---
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