29th December 2019.
This visit to this Azhagu
Perumal Temple was a part of the Temples and Hero Stones Visit around Vaniyambadi
in Tirupattur District, scheduled on 29th December 2019. This happened to be the last heritage
Visit of this year 2019.
This place is very much associated with Saraswati ( Vani ) and the Athitheeswarar
Temple. As per the legend Lord Shiva asked Saraswati to sing, hence this place
is called Vaniyambadi. This Vishnu Temple is on the east side banks of river
Palar. This temple was called Sundara Varadarja Perumal during the Chozha
Period and got corrupted into Azhagu Perumal Temple.
A Vimana with Rajagopuram
Moolavar : Sri Azhagu Perumal
Thayar : Sri Sundaravalli
Some of the salient features of this
temple are...
The temple faces west with a
recently built 3-tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Garudan are
immediately after the Rajagopuram. Moolavar Azhagu Perumal is with Sridevi and
Bhudevi in a standing posture. Chakra is in a ready-to-use position. There are no
images in the koshtas.
In the prakara Vinayagar, Lakshmi
Narayanar, Thayar Sundaravalli, Chakrathalwar with Yoga narasimhar,Bala
Anjaneyar and Urchava mandapam.
ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum consists of
Sanctum, antarala, artha mandapam and a
open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhistana and Ekathala vimana is on it.
Vijayanagara architecture
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION
As per the inscription found on the adhistana,
this place was called Madhurantaka Chozha Chaturvedi Mangalam, and the
temple was built by the 10th Century Chozha King Madhurantakan. It
is to be noted that Rajaraja-I’s father was called Sundara Chozha and Sundara
means Azhagu in Tamil.
The temple was reconstructed during the 15th
to 16th Century Vijayanagara period and inscriptions are found on
the sanctum walls.
Inscriptions
Chozha period inscription at the base..
Vijayanagara period inscription
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple kept open between 07.00
hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The temple may be on the mobile
number +9193447 43439 for further details.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is about 2 km from Vaniyambadi Bus
stand and Railway Station, 18 km from Ambur, 24 km from District Capital
Tirupattur, and 267 km from Chennai.
The nearest Railway Station is Vaniyambadi.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
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