The
Visit to this Thirukanneeshwarar Shiva temple at Akkur was a part of the visit to
the Temples and heritage sites around Kanchipuram, scheduled on 10th
July 2021.
Moolavar : Sri Thirukannaashwarar
Consort : Sri Thiripura Sundari
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…..
The
temple faces east with an entrance mottai gopuram ( only base without superstructure) on the South side. Vinayagar and Murugan are on both sides of the
entrance mottai gopuram. Balipeedam and Nandi are in front of the east side Wall
with a Jala. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam
Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. In prakaram A Shiva
linga with Nandi is in front, Chandikeswarar. Subramaniyar, Navagrahas and
Vahanas are in the mukha mandapam. Ambal
is in a separate sannadhi on the right side of the moolavar sannidhi facing the south entrance.
ARCHITECTURE
The
temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, artha mandapam and mukha mandapam. The adhisthana is of pada bandha
adhisthana with three patta kumuda. From adhisthana to prastaram sanctum was
built with stone. The Nagara-style Vimana is above the Bhoomi desam. No
stucco images were found on the Vimanam.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
There
are no inscriptions found in this temple, based on the architecture and the
sculpture on the pillar the temple may belong to the 15th to 16th
Century CE.
As
per the inscription of a Lakshminarayana temple, in the Village - 12th
to 13th Century CE Chozha period inscriptions are found on the
adhisthana. According to the archaeologists Akkur Village originally comprised six hamlets – Samburanatham,
Singili Pattarai, Thatha Pattarai, Dhaneswaran Modu, Purangavasam, and
Srinivasapuram. Later it was named Akkur.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham and Maha
Shivaratri days.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since
oru kala Pooja is conducted the opening and closing times are unpredictable.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
Akkur
is about 5 KM off Kanchipuram to Vandavasi Main road, 20 KM from Kanchipuram, 24 KM from
Uthiramerur, 28 KM from Vandavasi, 103 KM from Thiruvannamalai and 96 KM from
Chennai.
Nearest
Railway Station is Kanchipuram.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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