Rudrakodieswarar / Rudra Kodieswarar / Rudra Koteeswarar / Rudra Kodeeswarar Temple, Pudupalayam St, Pillayarpalayam. Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

The list of Shiva temples in and around Kanchipuram, with links to Google Photos, location links on Google Maps, and location QR codes, has already been posted in this blog.  

Maha Shivaratri 2020 – Kanchipuram  Shiva Temples  Visit- 18

21st February 2020.

The visit to Rudrakodieswarar at Pillayar Palayam was part of the 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit on 21st February 2020. After the Ekambaranathar Temple at Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam mutt Visit, our next destination was this temple at Pudupalayam Street, in Pillayar Palayam. This temple is just opposite the Sri Chidambareswarar Temple.

Moolavar: Sri Rudra Koteeswarar

Some of the Salient features of this temple are.....

The temple is facing east with a mini single-tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam and Nandi are in the meta color sheet mukha mandapam. There are no images in the koshtam. 

ARCHITECTURE

The temple complex consists of the sanctum sanctorum, artha mandapam, and open meta color sheet mukha mandapam. A vesara vimana is over the sanctum sanctorum. Chandikeswarar is in the praharam. 

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

In addition to this, there is a sandstone simha sculpture lying in the Praharam.  It was said that the temple belonged to the Pallava period and was reconstructed during the Vijayanagara period.

As per the recent period, inscription renovation was started on 23^rd March 2009, and Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 4^th September 2009 at Rs 4 Lakhs. The renovation works are carried out through Pudupalayam St Sengunthar Caste Trust (a sect in the Mudaliar caste – a weaving Community).

A Pallava-period sandstone squatting lion pillar remains

LEGEND:

As per the legend, kodi Rudras (one crore) worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple.  Rudras are the followers of Lord Shiva, and Rudra is another form of Lord Shiva (anger). In the Vamana Purana Rudras are mentioned as the sons of Kashyapa and Aditi.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open from 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs,  and from 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs

HOW TO REACH:

The temple is about 2.0 km from Kanchipuram Bus Stand, 3.0 km from Kanchipuram Railway Station, 30.0 km from Arakkonam, and 70 km from Chennai.

The nearest Railway Station is Kanchipuram, and the railway junction is Arakkonam.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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