The
list of Shiva temples in
and around Kanchipuram with link to GooglePhotos, Location link on Google Map
and Location QR Code are posted already in this blog.
Maha Shivaratri 2020 – Kanchipuram Shiva
Temples Visit- 9
21st
February 2020.
The visit to these Sri
Kucheeswarar and Sri Athreeswarar
temples was a part of 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit, on 21st February
2020. Actually these two Shiva Lingas are installed in a single sanctum
sanctorum in side Pachaiyappa's Woman’s College premises. The temple bears new look and do not know whether
these temple will be kept open during night time. 18th Century Muni,
Sri Sivagnana Swamigal has mentioned the Kuchesa and Atri maharishis in his
Kanchi puranam.
சாத்திரம் வல்ல வியாதைன யாண்டருள் சார்ந்தாரைக்
காத்த பிரான்திறம் இங்கிது கட்டுரை செய்தேமால்
ஏத்தரு மஞ்சள் நதிப்புடை யேழ்முனி வோரெந்தாய்
சேர்த்தென வேத்திய வேழிட மேய வளங்சொல்வாம்
அத்திரி குச்சன் வசிட்டன் அருட்பிரு குப்பாசங்
கைத்துயர் கௌதமர் காசிப ரோடங்கி ராவென்றேழ்
மெய்த்தவ ரும்பனிசூழிம யக்கிரி மேல்முன்னாள்
உத்தம
மான வருந்தவ மாற்ற லுருங்காலை
சிவலிங்கப்
பதிட்டை செய்தல் எவற்றுளுஞ் சிறந்த தாகும்
சிவபத்தர் பதிட்டை தானும் அன்னேத இவைதாம் செல்வச்
சிவனமர் தலங்கள் தம்மிற் செய்பயன் கோடி மேலாம்
சிவநிறை
காஞ்சி வைப்பிற் செய்திடின் அனந்த கோடி.
காஞ்சிபுராணம்.2 – 751-763
Moolavar : Sri Kucheswarar
Moolavar : Sri Athreeswarar
Some of the salient
features of this temple are....
The temple is facing
east with a Balipeedam and Nandi. In
sanctum Sri Athreeswarar is on the left
and Kucheeswarar is on the right. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, Vishnu and Durga. In prakaram sannadhi for Saraswati (
Saraswati is the goddess of Education and this temple is in an educational
institution. This sannadhi was built along with 2012 Kumbhabhishekam ) and
Navagrahas.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple
may be existed since Pallava Period and reconstructed in 20th
Century. The temple is very small with Sanctum sanctorum, arthamandaam and a
Mukha mandapam. As per the inscriptions the kumbhabhishekam was conducted in
1999, 2002 and 2012 under the guidance of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of
Kanchi Mutt.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS:
Since oru kala pooja is
conducted the opening and closing time is unpredictable.
LEGENDS
Lord Brahma, during the course of explaining Lord Shiva’s fame to the seven sages (Aththiri, Kuchchar, Vasishtar, Brigu, Kasipar, Gauthama and Angira) and asked establish Shiva Temples at Kanchi to attain mukthi and also one of the Saptarishi temples of Kanchipuram.
HOW TO REACH:
This temple is in
Pachaiyappas Women college premises is on the Vegavadhi River Road and about
300 meters off from Kanchipuram to
Chengalpattu main road.
The temple is about
2.5 KM from Kanchipuram Bus Stand, 4.0 Km from Kanchipuram Railway station,
37.5 KM from Arakkonam and 70 KM from Chennai.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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