VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Sri Kalyana Venkataramana Swamy Temple / Azhar Perumal Temple, Sevur, in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

Tuesday 22 January 2019

Sri Kalyana Venkataramana Swamy Temple / Azhar Perumal Temple, Sevur, in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

06^th January 2019.

Sri Kalyana Venkataramana Swamy Temple at Sevur, along with Malayapalayam Sri Muthu Velayutha Swami Temple, Mondipalayam Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple also called as Mela Tirupati, Alathur dilapidated Jain Temple, prehistoric Dolmens, Hero Stones are a part of Kongu temples Visit scheduled on 06^th January 2019. After the Visit to the Pulikuthi Sati Stone installed inside the Sevur Police Station we tried to Visit both Shiva and Perumal Temple. The Shiva Temple was closed after the morning pooja and this Perumal temple is under renovation.

Moolavar : Sri Kalyana Venkataramana Swamy Temple.

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The Temple is under renovation and we do not know what are the sannadhis existed. The Garudathoon or the Deepasthambham stands tall. The mandapam existed was also pulled down recently.

Moolavar and Thayar sannidhis are in final stage of completion. The temple complex was found like a war area. The old stone pillars, inscription stones are strewn around. Even-though the stone positions / sequences are numbered before dismantling the temple, reconstruction was not carried out as per the sequence. Practically no supervision from HR&CE Department. During reconstruction inscription stones are kept upside down and some are missing in some places, which formed a puzzle game and some of inscription stones are thrown out.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

As per the available inscriptions the temple might have been constructed before 12^th Century, may be by Kongu Chozhas. Kongu Pandya’s period this place Sevur was called as “Chembian Kizhanadi Nallur” in Vada Parisaara Nadu. As per Pulavar Kuzhandai, the Parisara Nadu’s another name was Aarai Nadu and the place around Sevur was called as Chembai / Sembai, a sub section of Aarai Nadu.

The 14^th Century Sundara Pandyan’s inscription speaks about donation of land comprises of Fertile & Non fertile land, Well and farms. This also gives permission to inscribe on the Cheppu pattayam and Statues / sculptures. The inscription also mentions that the temple was called as “Sundara Pandya vinnagaram”.

The 13^th Century inscription on the south adhisthana jagathi mentions about donation of 140 panam for burning of perpetual lamp.

A 14^th Century Kongu Pandya inscription Narayur nattu Nakkan paavai Adhikai manar donated 10 panam to this Azhakiya Perumal temple to give a coconut on every Friday.

A 13^th century Kongu Chozha Vikrama Chozhan –III, on the sanctum south wall mentions about donation to neivedhyam.

A 14^th century Kongu Pandiyar Sundara pandiyan period inscription on the north sanctum wall, mentions about donation of 300 panam to this temple after selling his punjai land by Vellalan kombaiyaril Siruvan Aandan.

The 14^th Century Hoysala King Veeravallalan –III period inscription records the construction of Palipedam by Vikraman Kannappan alias Thennavatharaiyan.

If anybody searches for the inscription now will get disappointed since the all the inscriptions were completely destroyed by the Tamil Nadu Government HR&CE department's renovations.