19th
January 2020.
After a gap of 2
months, once again started with Mr Kesavan, A heritage enthusiast to the Shiva and Vishnu temples from
Arasar Koil to Koovathur on the banks of Palar river, near Chengalpattu. This
Vishnu temple is one of the lesser known temple at Kavathur / Kavadur, on the
banks of river Kiliyar which starts from Madurantakam Lake and joins with
Palar River.
Moolavar : Sri Adhikesava Perumal
Consort : Sri Ambujavalli Thayar
Some of the salient
features of this temple are….
The temple is facing
east with a deepa sthambam and 3 tier
Rajagopuram. The Rajagopuram inside is with a small mandapam. Balipeedam and
Garudan are after the Rajagopuram. In sanctum moolavar Sri Adhikesava Perumal
is with Sridevi and Bhudevi. There is no Koshta images. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of
artha mandapam. Vahanas for utsavam are in the Mukha mandapam.
Stucco image of Sri Adhikesava
Perumal is with Sridevi and Bhudevi is on the top of the parapet wall of the
mukha mandapam. There is also a mandapam on the left side of the sanctum
sanctorum. In prakaram madapalli, Sri Ambujavalli Thayar and Andal.
ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum
consists of sanctum, antarala, artha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. The adhisthana is padabandha adhisthana with
tripatta kumuda. An Ekathala vesara
vimana is on the sanctum sanctorum. The main temple was constructed during
Pandya period and further expanded during Vijayanagara period.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
As per the
inscriptions the temple may belongs to 12th to 13th Century Pandya period, side mandapa and mukha
was built during Vijayanagara Nayak period.
The adhisthana has the Pandya and Vijayanagara period inscriptions. An
inscription is in Telugu also. The Maravarman Sundara Pandyan’s ( 1216 to 1238 CE ) period inscription
records the gift to this temple.
The temple was
reconstructed with Rajagopuram and kumbhabhishekam was performed in 2019.
An inscription stone stands out side the temple
A land donation inscription
An inscription stone out side of the temple
A Pandya period inscription
A Telugu inscription
POOJAS
& CELEBRATIONS
Vishnu Deepam,
Pavithrotsavam, Rama navami, Krishna Jayanthi, Aadi month Brahmotsavam, Avani avittam varusha abhishekam are celebrated
in a grand manner. For Margazhi Bhajan
Kothandaraman 9965727577, Vijayaraghavan 9025843263, Krishnamurthy 984146664,
Murthy 9444535628 may be contacted for further details.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS:
The temple will be
kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 09.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS.
The land line number
+91 44 2464 3873 may be contacted for further details.
HOW
TO REACH:
The Bus routes from
T6, T10, T4 and Kumaran bus service from Thatchur koot road passes through Devadur
from there the temple is about a KM.
The temple is 12 KM
from Madurantakam, 30 KM from Chengalpattu and 90 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway
station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
A Damaged beautiful Vishnu statue
Hanuman?
--- OM SHIVAYA
NAMA---
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