Vengudi Shivan Temple / Agastheeswarar Temple, Vengudi, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

08^th March 2020.

The visit to this temple is a part of Temples and Heritage Sites Visit on the banks of river Palar. Thanks to Mr Kesavan a Heritage enthusiast, who also joined with me in this Visit. This temple is about 200 meters off from the Walajabad to Kanchipuram main Road. During the search of the Sri Chelliamman temple, happened to visit this temple also. This place Vengudi is on the north side of river Palar.

Moolavar : Sri Agastheeswarar

Consort   : Sri Kamakshi

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple is facing east with a temple tank on the north side. There is an entrance arch on the north side. The balipeedam and Nandhi are in front of the Temple. The entrance to the sanctum is from south with a mukha mandapam. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma and Durgai. In prakaram Chandikeswarar, Vinayagar, Bhairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran, Suryan, Nagar, Siddhars Agasthiyar, Dhyanalinga and Pambatti Siddhar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar ( in the form of bas-relief on a flat stone ). Ambal Sri Kamakshi is in a separate Sannadhi, facing east.

ARCHITECTURE:

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, artha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. The adhisthana is on padabandha adhisthana with tripatta kumuda.  The prastharam is of kapotha style with Nasikood. In bhumidesam, Yazhi and the bas reliefs of Shiva with Parvati, Brahma, Subramaniyar, Lakshmi Varahar and some fish etc,.  The stucco vesara Vimana is of two tiers  without any images.

 Bhumi desa relief

  Bhumi desa relief

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

There is no inscriptions found. As per the architecture the temple may be constructed during 17^th to 18^th Century, Vijayanagara Nayaka Period.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:

This Sri Agastheeswarar Temple is 200 meters off from the Walajabad to Kanchipuram Road.

The temple is 3 KM from Walajabad, 15 KM from Kanchipuram, 27 KM from Chengalpattu and 70 KM from Chennai.

Nearest Railway Station is Walajabad and nearest Railway Junction is Chengalpattu.

LOCATION: CLICK HERE

Chandikeswarar

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