06th October 2019.
The visit to this place Thumburu was a part of
Ahimsa Walk organized by the Tamil Jains on 6th October 2019. A
Jinalaya with Two Parshvanath Tirthankaras, A Jyeshta Devi, A Vishnu as Chenna
Kesava, and a headless Sridevi idol were unearthed from this Village lake bund.
The 5th Tirthankaras yakshini name is Thumburu. Hence this place
might have obtained the name Thumburu. The Village also has a Shiva Temple
a Thumbeeswarar Temple, A Vishnu Temple, and Akamma Amman Temple.
Moolavar :
Sri Thumbeeswara Swamy
Consort :
Sri Kamakshi
Some of the important features of this temple are….
The temple faces east with a balipeedam,
Dwajasthambam, and Rishabam. The entrance is from south Mandapam. A Vinayagar
sannidhi is in the mukha mandapam. Sri Kamakshi Amman is in artha mandapam facing
south. Dakshinamurthy bas relief, Vishnu, and Brahma are in the koshtam. These idols are installed at a later stage.
Dakshinamurthy in koshtam
In the prakaram sannadhi for Vinayagar,
Subramaniyar, Chandikeswarar and Navagrahas. These sannadhis are empty now and
the idols are kept in the sanctum Sanctorum since the ground level was raised.
In the sanctum sanctorum idols of Navagrahas, Saptamatrikas and Chandikeswarar.
Saptamatrikas
ARCHITECTURE
The adhisthana was built with
stone and the superstructure including the Sanctum Sanctorum and eka tala vesara Vimana
was built with bricks. The
sanctum sanctorum was built with sanctum, antarala, artha mandapam, and a mukha
mandapam. The mandapa pillars are of virutha/cylindrical type with Chozha
period Capital. The temple renovation was halted due to lack of
funds and patronage.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Mr. Vijayakumar, a retired employee of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), said that this temple belongs to the 10th to 12th Century Chozha Period.
Since oru kala pooja is conducted the time of opening
and closing is unpredictable.
HOW TO
REACH:
The Thumburu village is on the bus route from Chennai
to Tirupati via Uthukottai Pichatur, Narayanavanam,
Puttur, and between Pichatur and Narayanavanam. The village is about 500 meters
away from the Thumburu Bus stop on the main
road.
Thumburu is 9.4 km from Pichatur, 13.9 km from
Puttur, and 45 km from Tirupati.
The nearest Railway station is Puttur.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Navagrahas
Chandikeswarar
Chandran
Varahi
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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