28th April 2019.After Kiliyanur Sri Agastheeswarar’s darshan one
of the Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam, our next destination was Sri
Arasilishwarar Temple at Olunthiyapatu and another Thevara Paadal Petra Shiva
sthalam. The temple was not open and on the way, had seen many direction boards
installed for the Sri Vilavana Nathar Temple at Vilvanatham, so decided to
visit this temple. Direction sign boards are kept at almost all the turning points
of the road for easy access. Initially, we thought, the temple may be an old
one, but to our disappointment, the temple was built in recent years, but
in a different style. 
Moolavar : Sri Vilva Vana Nathar Some of the salient features of this temple are...The temple is on the banks of Vilvanatham Periya
Eri. The temple faces east with a sanctum and a Mukha mandapam. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. Ambal Sannidhi is yet to come up.
ARCHITECTUREThe sanctum
was built in Vesara / round shape and a round 3-tier Vimana is above the
sanctum. The stucco images on the vimanam make the Vimanam a little different. The Mandapa 8 pillars are attached
with big size yazhi from floor to ceiling. The balipedam and Rishabam are
in the mandapam. In the praharam, 34 Siddhar images are installed which
include, Vallalar, Pattinathar, etc. The floors and sanctums are
paved with polished granite stone slabs.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS We are a little puzzled, as to why so much money was spent
on the construction of this temple, which is very far away from human
habitation. During paddy cultivation, this temple may have a different view than
the present situation. Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 2018.
It was understood that Pondicherry's former Chief Minister
Mr N Rangasamy for responsible for the construction of this beautiful temple. TEMPLE
TIMINGS:The temple is being taken care of by an 80+-year-old Poojari, who stays in the temple premises. The Poojari will help with the
darshan. CONTACT
DETAILS:President of the trust +91 99408 82996, Secretary +91 97882 55501, and Treasurer +91 97915 65616 may be contacted for further details. HOW
TO REACH:The temple is on the banks of Vilvanatham Periya
Eri and about 2 KM from Vilvanatham Village.This temple is about 8.4 KM from the Ozunthiyapattu
Bus Stop on Manamathi – Koot Road and shared autos are available from the bus stop.26 KM from Pondicherry, 32 KM from Tindivanam, and
29 KM from Marakkanam. LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK
HERE
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