21st February 2020.
The list of Shiva temples in and
around Kanchipuram with link to Google Photos, Location link on Google Map and
Location QR Code are posted already in this blog. The visit to the
above Temples on the banks of Sarva Theertam
Kulam was as a part of 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit, on 21st
February 2020.This Gangadheeswarar
temple is on the eastern banks of Sarva
Theertam Kulam.
The 18th Century saint Sri Sivagnana Swamigal,
had written the sthala purana of this temple in Kanchipuranam under Sarva
Theerta Padalam.
46. சர்வ தீர்த்தப்படலம்
(1619 - 1644)
1619 இருட்கொடும் பிறவி மாற்றும் இலகுளீச் சரமீ றாகத்
தருக்கறு காட்சி யோகா சாரியர் தளிகள் சொற்றாம்
மருத்துத மலர்மேற் பூத்த வளம்புனல் குடைவோர்
தங்கள்
கருத்தவிர் சருவ தீர்த்தக் கரைபொலி தலங்கள் சொல்வாம்
1
1638 கங்காவரேச்சரம்
மற்றதன் கரையின் கீழ்பால் வருணெனம் பெருமான்
றன்னை
முற்றிழைக் கங்கை யாளோ டிருத்திமுன் தொழுது நீருள்
உற்றுறை உயிர்க்கும் நீர்க்கும் ஒருதனித் தலைவ
னாகப்
பெற்றனன் அதன்பேர் கங்கா வரமெனப் பிறங்கு மாலோ
Moolavar : Sri Gangadeeswarar
Some of
important details are...
The temple is
facing west with and entrance from south. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in-front of
Sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar in the sanctum is little large. Sri Vinayagar and
Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar are in the ardha mandapa.
ARCHITECTURE
The Temple
consists of Sanctum and artha mandapam. An Ekathala vesara Vimana is on the
sanctum Sanctorum. In griva koshtam stucco images of Dakshinamurthy, Maha
Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. The 8 Rishabas and 8 Vimana Thangis (
Baravaahaa) are on the eight directions
on the Vimana. It is believed that the
original temple was built during 7th to 8th Century
Pallava period.
LEGEND:
Varuna along
with Sri Ganga Devi, worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple. Varuna heads this
earth’s requirement of water and the living things in the water. Hence Lord
Shiva is called as Gangadeeswarar.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS:
Since orukala /one time pooja
is conducted the opening and closing times are unpredictable.
HOW
TO REACH:
This temple is on the
bank of Sarva Theertham Kulam and Kanchipuram to Vellore Road.
About 2.4 KM from
Kanchipuram Bus stand, 2.0 KM from Kanchipuram Railway Station, 27 KM from
Arakkonam Railway Junction and 75 KM from Chennai Central Station.
Nearest Railway
Station is Kanchipuram and Nearest Railway Junction is Arakkonam.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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