Shri Saraswathi Temple / ஸ்ரீ சரஸ்வதி கம்பர் நிகர்த்தவள்ளி கோயில், Sri Chinthamani Vazhithunai Vinayagar Temple / ஶ்ரீவழித்துணை விநாயகர் கோவில், Thangi, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

15^th March 2010.

The visit to this Saraswati & Vazhi Thunai Vinayagar ( வழித்துணை வினாயகர் ) temples and the Traveler's mandapa was not a part of our Shiva, Vishnu and Amman Temples Visit on the banks of river Palar, scheduled on 15^th March 2020. On the way to Villivalam,  happened to see these Temples, adjacent to an 18^th Century Traveler's resting mandapa /வழிப்போக்கர் மண்டபம். Visited the temples and mandapa also.

   

Presiding Deity: Sri Saraswati

There are only a few  temples in India, exclusively dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of Education. This is a small temple built on the main road from Walajabad to Kanchipuram. The temple pond ( சரஸ்வதி குளம்- பிசானங்குளம் ) is on the right side of the temple. Another uniqueness of this temple is the idols of Kambar the great poet, who had written the epic Ramayana in Tamil, and his wife Nikirthavalli.

The temple faces South with a Single-tier Rajagopuram. The Stucco images are on the Rajagopuram, Mukha mandapam top, and Vimana. Sri Saraswati is in a sitting posture holding a Veena. The idols of Kambar and his wife are in the ardha mandapa in standing posture with both hands in Anjali hasta (Hope both have been installed in recent years).

The sanctum sanctorum consists of a sanctum, an artha mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. An ekathala Vesara Vimana with a Stucco image of Saraswati is on the sanctum. Considering the architecture, the temple maybe 200 to 300 years old and may be built along with the Traveler's resting mandapa /வழிப்போக்கர் மண்டபம் 

SRI CHINTHAMANI VAZHI THUNAI VINAYAGAR TEMPLE. ( வழிதுணை வினாயகர் கோயில் ).

This temple is built between the Traveler's resting mandapa and Saraswati Temple.  This temple is also facing south with a single-tier Rajagopuram. The sanctum sanctorum also consists of a sanctum and an open mukha mandapam. Hope this temple might have been named considering the name of Traveler's resting Mandapa/வழிப்போக்கர் மண்டபம்.

HOW TO REACH:

The temples are at the Thangi bus stop on the Walajabad to Kanchipuram Main road.

Thangi is  5 KM from Walajabad, 13 KM from Kanchipuram, 30 KM from Chengalpattu, and 51 KM from Chennai.

Nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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