25th
March 2019.
This
temple is in Kosapet a part of Purasawalkam in Chennai City. Had been to this
Temple along with Mr Manoj on 24th March 2019. Since this area is famous for pot making it
obtained the name of Kuyavar Pettai and later turned to Kosapet. Also, it was
learned that clay Pillayars are manufactured during the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival
season.
Moolavar: Sri Kandaswamy
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…
The
temple faces east with a 5 tier Rajagopuram. Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Peacock the Vahana of Lord Sri Murugan
are immediately after the Rajagopuram.
Urchavar
( It was told that this Urchavar and the George Town Kandakottam Temple’s
Urchavar are done by the same person), Moolavar Sri Kandaswamy and Kasi Viswanathar
sannadhis are in a straight line facing east with Vimanas. Stucco images of Arupadai
Veedu Lord Muruga, and Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar’s Marriage are in the Urchavar’s front Mandapam. The
Sanctum sanctorum consists of Sanctum, antarala and artha mandapam.. This artha mandapam
is common for the Kasi Viswanathar’s Sannadhi. Ambal Sri Kasi Visalakshi is
facing south. In the artha mandapam, Vinayagar, Nalvar, Veerabahu with his Captains.
In the koshta of Shiva’s sanctum, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma, and
Durgai.
In
the outer prakaram sannadhi for Pamban Swamigal, Kirupanandha Variyar,
Bairavar, Ramalinga Adigalar, Navagrahas, Idumban, Chandran, Suryan and Chandikeswarar.
Sri Pamban Swamigal has sung hymns on Lord Muruga of this temple and the hymns are in the form of inscriptions available in the mandapam.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
As per the inscriptions and the Pamban Swamigal’s hymn this Temple was called Shanmuga Kottam and the place was called "Shanmuga Gnanapuram", a part of Kosapet and now a part of Purasawalkam. Even though the Rajagopuram existed earlier, with the Muruga Bakthar Sri Kirupanandha Variyar Swamigal's effort, the Rajagopuram was renovated and Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in the year 4th July 1941.
The
Temple Pond Saravana Poigai was constructed and opened by Sri Kirupanandha Variyar Swamigal on 9th Feb 1970. The temple pond is just opposite the Main temple.
The Temple Tank- Saravana Poigai
The earliest inscription
tablet is available in the urchavar mandapam. It records the paving of
granite stone is the Kuzhanthai mandapam, by Sadaiyandi. From this, the temple may belongs to 18 to 19th
Century. The inscription reads as....
- விசய ௵ அற்ப்ப
- சி மீ அ உ சடையா
- ண்டி கொழந்
- தை மண்டபத்து
- கருங்கல் தள
- வரிசை செய்த த
- றுமம் உ
The oldest inscription speaks about the paving of the granite floor to the mandapam
Arunagirinathar Sannidhi was constructed by Arunagiri Nathar Bhakta Jana Sabha. The Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 1941 CE, 2000 CE ( 20-08-2002 ) and 2015 CE.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from Regular poojas, all the functions related to Lord Muruga, like Thai poosam, Kiruthigai nakshatra day, Karthigai Deepam, New Year's both Tamil and English, Thai Pongal etc, are conducted.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The
temple will be kept open between 06.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to
20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The
landline +91 44 26623216 may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH:
About
500 meters from Perambur barracks Bus stop and 1.5 Km from Doveton bus stop.
500
meters from Mahalakshmi Cinema Theater and 750 meters from Vasanthi Cinema Theater.
3.4
KM from Egmore Railway Station and 2.7 KM from Vyasarpadi Jeeva Railway
Station.
Entrance arch to the Temple Tank- Saravana Poigai
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SHIVAYA NAMA---
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