An Ancient Shiva Temple at Thennambattu Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu.

19^th December 2019.

The visit to this temple was a part of the temples and Hero Stones visit scheduled on 19^th December 2020. After the visit to the Armamalai cave paintings, on the way to Thennambattu, I happened to see this temple. The temple is under renovation. The vimana above the sanctum-sanctorum was completed, and the front mandapa is under construction. Since the temple was old, people peeped in the temple.

ARCHITECTURE

The original temple consists of a sanctum and an ardha mandapam. The mukha mandapa is under construction with brick and cement. The adhisthana is a simple padabandha adhisthana. Koshtas are provided on the sanctum walls. The Ambal sannidhi is under construction. The temple is under worship with the Shiva Lingam and the new Rishabam. The old Rishabams are kept outside. The old mandapa pillars and roof slabs are scattered around the temple.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The adhistana has the inscriptions of both the latter period Chozhas and Vijayanagaras. From the inscriptions, the temple might have been constructed between the 12^th to 13^th centuries.

Chozha and Vijayanagara inscriptions - polished completely

LOCATION: Thennambattu (12.753, 78.664) CLICK HERE

  New and old Rishabams

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