21st
April 2019.
This
temple visit is one of the 4 temples planned on 21st April 2019.
During my earlier Visit this temple was found closed. Since the planned temples
are in the close proximity to each other
shuttled between the temples. Finally around 11.00 hrs the temple was found
kept opened.
Moolavar : Sri Kailasanathar
Consort : Sri Parvathi.
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…
The
temple is facing east with a mottai Rajagopuram. Stucco images on the mottai
Gopuram. A small deepa sthambam, Balipeedam and Rishabam are immediately
after the entrance. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.
There is no vimana on the sanctum.
In
the prakaram sannadhi for Nagar, Hanuman, Loose Sculptures with a Shiva linga,
Bairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran and Suriyan.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum, antarala and artha mandappam. Ambal sannidhi is constructed abutting the artha mandapam. The complete sanctum sanctorum was built with brick.
Sanctum without Vimana Brick structure
The Artha mandapa Pillar relief - A Nayak the donor
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The
temple was not very old as expected. A 4
Pillar mandapam form the artha mandapam. The pillars has the Nayak period donors
reliefs. Hence we may conclude that this temple may be existed before Nayak Period and mandapa was added by them, may be 300 to 400 years old.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The
opening of the temple is unpredicted and a Vishnu Archakar is doing pooja. May
be kept opened for about 1 hour between 07.00 hrs to 10.30 hrs.
HOW TO REACH.
The
Temple is on the Malayambakkam Road in continuation to Meppur Road, about 3 KM
from Nazarathpettai Bus stop.
About
500 meters from MSJM Matriculation School.
All the city buses from Chennai via Poonamallee
to Kanchipuram and Sriperumbudur stops at the Nazarathpettai bus stop, about 3
KM from Nazarathpettai bus stop.
LOCATION:CLICK HERE
Arthamandapam with Nayak period pillars
Loose Sculptures
A recent period Bhairavar
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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