Sri Hanumantheeswarar Temple, Anakkavur / Anakkavoor / Anakavur, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Hanumantheeswarar Temple at Anakkavur. was part of a Heritage Visit to the Temples, Thavvai, Kotravai, Durgai, Hero Stone sculptures around Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai District on 22^nd August 2021. Thanks to Logesh for his guidance. Thanks, to Babu Mano and Manoj, for taking me to this place. 

Moolavar  : Sri Hanumantheeswarar

Consort    : Sri Tripura Sundari

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple faces east with an entrance door. A stucco image of Hanuman worshiping a Shiva Linga is above the entrance. A Deepa sthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are after the entrance. Stucco images of Adiyars, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Lord Shiva, and Parvati as Rishabaroodar, and Ambal are on top of the East side wall. An opening is provided to see moolavar on the east wall. Dwarapalakas are painted at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is a little big on a square avudayar. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. A Vinayagar as a loose sculpture and urchavars are in the ardha mandapam.

In praharam Vinayagar is on the left side immediately after the entrance, Saptamatrikas ( only a part ), Ayyanar, Nalvar, Sri Valli Devasena Arumugar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar,  Kotravai Vinayagar, Murugan ( damaged ), Nagar as loose sculptures, Ambal Tripura Sundari, Kotravai, Chandran, Chandikeswarar and Navagrahas.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam. The entrance to the ardha mandapam is from the south side with a sobhana mandapam.

The sanctum sanctorum is on a simple padabandha adhisthana. From adhisthana to Prastaram is constructed with Stone ( painted ). A two-tier stucco Vesara Vimana is above the Bhoomi Desam. Stucco images of Astadikpalakas (..?) are in the karnapathi. Images are also in the Vimana agarai. No images were found in the valapi.

 

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The temple is believed to have been built during Chozha’s period and the inscription records that Lord Shiva was called Valeeswarar.

Maha Kumbhabhishekam and 1008 sangu abhishekam was conducted on 09^th July 1989. As per this inscription, this place was in North Arcot District and later merged with Thiruvannamalai District.

LEGENDS

It is believed that Hanuman, to get relieved from Shiva abarth, installed Shiva Linga at many places and this is also one of them.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from Oru kala Pooja special poojas are conducted on Pournami, Amavasya, Aadi month Fridays, Maha Shivaratri, and Pradosam.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH

This place Anakkavur is about 3.7 KM from Cheyyar, 34.5 KM from Kanchipuram, 61 KM from Chengalpattu, 64 KM from Arakkonam, 79 KM from Thiruvannamalai and 113 KM from Chennai.

The nearest Railway station is Kanchipuram and the Junction is Arakkonam or Chengalpattu ( more or less both are the same distance ).

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Kotravai

Old Kotravai

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