VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Sri Triambakeshwara Temple / Sri Trimbakeshwar Temple at Triyambakapura, Chamarajanagar District, Tamil Nadu.

Sunday, 7 July 2019

Sri Triambakeshwara Temple / Sri Trimbakeshwar Temple at Triyambakapura, Chamarajanagar District, Tamil Nadu.

22^nd June 2019.

Visit to this temple was a part of “Chozha period temples Visit” in Karnataka on 22^nd June 2019. After the Terakanambi Shiva and Vishnu temples Visit, our next visit was to the Triyambakapura Shiva Temple, which is about 2.5 km from Terakanambi.

Moolavar : Sri Triyambakeshwara

Consort : Sri Parvathi Triyambakeswari

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with a 12.2-meter-high Deepathamba with a mandapa. The mahadwara is a base of a Vijayanagara-style Rajagopura base. Nandi and Balipeda are immediately after the mahadwara. There is an entrance on the south side also.

The sanctum sanctorum consists of a sanctum, antarala, ardha mandapa, and mukha mandapa, or the Navranga mandapa. In prakara Brahma, Vishnu, Durga Vinayagar, Subramaniyar, Shiva Linga. In the outer prakara Darbar hall, Pancha Lingas and Ambal Temple. Sri Parvathi is in a separate temple adjacent to Sri Trimbakeshwar Temple with sanctum, antarala, and ardha mandapa. The Gurukkal showed us the light from the outside is focused towards Ambal after switching off the sanctum lights.

Navaranga mandapa pillars

Dharbar hall

LEGENDS

Before the renovation, the temple was completely covered with vegetation. A local resident ventured inside and found tears came from the right eye of Durga. On seeing that, the Villagers cleared the weeds and plants and started worship.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

This temple was believed to be built between 1250 to 1350 CE, a classic Vijayanagara Style. However, it was said that this temple was built by Chozhas. The front and Dharbar hall were built by Vijayanagara.

As per the 1521 CE inscription, a gift of income 477 gadayanas from Kodihalli near Terakanambi and its two villages Anniyur & Channayyanapura to this temple Lord Trimbakeshwar, at the instance of Vijayanagara King Krishnaraja maharaya by Saluva Govindaraja.

The 1492 CE Inscription mentions the rental amount of 12 hons per annum paid for the betel palms planted by Lord Trimbakeshwar.

In another inscription, it mentions about gifts from the taxes levied to be remitted to the treasury. This has to be utilized for the supply of Camphor and betel leaves.

The 1535 CE inscription records the sale of lands in Hullana alias Kamalapura agrahara for 250 Varahas. The amount was made to the treasury, by one Ayyappa son of Nanjinatha Joyisa.

Renovation work was started in 2012 and completed in 2014 at a cost of Rs 214.50 Lakhs by the Karnataka State Archaeology Department.