Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kayar, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu

24^th November 2019.

The visit to this Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple was a part of the Pallava and Chozha period temples Visit was scheduled for 24^th November 2019. After the Kamala Narayana Perumal temple’s visit, the locals guided to this Vishnu temple saying this is also one of the old temples in this Village Kayar.  This place Kayar was called Kamala Narayana Chaturvedi Mangalam, gifted to the Brahmins.

Moolavar  : Sri Varadharaja Perumal

Thayar     : Sri Sridevi & Bhudevi

Some of the salient features of the temple are…

The temple faces east with a newly built arch. A Deepasthambham is in front of the arch and a new road was laid keeping the Deepasthambham in the middle of the road. On the side of the entrance arch two Garudan stucco images are installed on the compound wall.

Moolavar Varadharaja Perumal is in standing posture with Sridevi and Bhudevi. Balipeedam and Garudan are in front of Mukha mandapam. Maha Lakshmi and Ramanujar are on the entrance Mandapa Pillars. Vaishnava deities and sculptures are on the Mandapa pillars. In the prakaram Alwars sannadhi facing south.

The sanctum sanctorum consists of a Sanctum, an artha mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. An ekathala Vimana is on the sanctum. The adhisthana is a simple pathabhandha adhisthana.

HISTORY & INSCRIPTIONS

Learned that this place was called Kumizhi Nattu Kamala Narayana Chaturvedi Mangalam. Looking at the structure of the temple the temple may belong to the 17^th to 18^th century Nayak period. The temple was reconstructed in recent years. There are no inscriptions found in the temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple is under worship with Oru kala pooja and closing and opening are unpredictable.

HOW TO REACH:

City bus route no 555M from Tambaram to Thiruporur passes through this Village Kayar and Mambakkam.     

Kayar is about 9.1 KM from Mambakkam, 10 KM from Thiruporur, and 29 KM from Tambaram.

Share auto and autos are available from Mambakkam Junction and Thiruporur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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