The visit to this temple was a part of our Vellore
heritage walk held on 23rd December 2018, organized by the History
of Vellore Facebook Friends Group. This temple is adjacent to the Sathukara
Madam Sri Sathu Pichanoor Jeeva Samadhi at the foothills of Gajendra Giri.
Moolavar : Sri Kasi Viswanathar
Consort :
Sri Visalakshi
Some of the important features of this temple are….
The temple faces east (Bhagavathy Hills) with balipeedam
and Rishabam in front. The entrance to
the temple is from the west. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, and artha mandapam/ mukha mandapam. In
koshtam, Durgai, Brahma, Dakshinamurthy, and Lingothbavar. A more than 100-year-old Iluppai tree is Sthala vruksham.
In the praharam sannadhi for Visalakshi, Lakshmi
Narasimhar, Mahalakshmi, Subramaniyar, navagrahas, Naalvar, Saraswathy, Agasthiyar,
Bairavar, Inthiran, Suryan Vishnu with Sridevi & Bhudevi, Valampuri
Vinayagar, and Saneeswarar.
A little up there is an Anjaneyar bas-relief facing
north on a boulder/rock believed to have been carved during the Vijayanagara
period. A little south of the Anjaneyar bas-relief, there is an 11-foot ant hill. Devotees offer Egg and Milk, believing that
a snake will come and drink. There is also a small cave, and it was said
that this cave passage leads inside the temple pond.
Hanuman / Anjaneyar bas-relief believed to be of the Vijayanagara period
LEGENDS
Though there is no particular legend about this
temple, believed that Agasthiyar, Siddhars, and Saints worshiped
lord Shiva in this temple. As per Gurukkal, the temple is more than 1000 years
old. Going by the architecture of the temple, the temple may belong to the Nayak period.
Pray to Lord Shiva of this temple to attain moksha. In the Aadi month, People used to tie kangan in this
temple for Aanaikulaththamman. The Kumbhabhishekam was performed in 2002 after so many years.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to
11.00 hrs, and from 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
HOW TO
REACH:
Salaven Pet, Saidapet, and Kosapet are close to this Temple.
8 km from New Bus Stand through Vellore Fort, Kosapet, and Salaven pet.
The 11-foot-high ant/ termite hill with Nagars
Mr. Hariharan, a renowned Architect, the 11-foot-high ant/ termite hill
The offering - Egg and milk
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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