Sri Mallikarjuneswarar Temple / Sri Mallikarjuna Temple, Sarva theertham Kulam, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

21^st February 2020.

The list of Shiva temples in and around Kanchipuram with links to Google Photos, Location links on Google Maps, and Location QR Codes are posted already in this blog. The visit to the above Temples on the banks of Sarva Theertham  Kulam was a part of the 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit, on 21^st February 2020.

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The Mallikarjuneswarar Temple is on the southwest corner of the Sarva Theertha Kulam. The 18th-century saint Sri Sivagnana Swamigal had written the sthala purana of this temple, in Kanchipuram under Sarva Theertha 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  

Moolavar : Sri Mallikarjunar

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

This temple faces east with a three-tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam and Adhikara Nandhi are in the inner mandapa immediately after the north side entrance of Rajagopuram. Moolavar is in Sanctum. In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Bhairavar, Suryan, Navagrahas ( on the south side of Balipeedam ) and Chandikeswarar are in the prakara. 

The temple consists of Sanctum sanctorum, artha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. The inner mandapa was supported with square and octagonal section pillars. A Two tier Nagara Vimana is on the sanctum sanctorum. The Sikaram is with Nasis on all 4 sides. It is believed that the original temple was built during the 7^th to 8^th Century Pallava period.

LEGEND:

It is believed that the Mahabharata Hero Arjuna established this temple and worshiped Lord Shiva.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS:

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Mondays ( Somavaram ), Karthikai, and Mahashivaratri days.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

Since Oru kala 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 OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---