The
visit to this Sri Thulaseeswarar Temple at Kolathur Vembakkam near Singaperumal
Koil was a part of Maha Vishnu and Shiva
Temples visit at Singaperumal koil, Kolathur ( Appur, Vembakkam ), Mettu
Pudupakkam and Pon Vilaintha Kalathur,
on 24th October 2021.
Moolavar : Sri ThulaseeswararConsort : Sri Vilvanayagi
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…..The
temple is facing east. Balipeedam and Rishabam / idabam are in front of the
temple under metacolour sheet mandapam. Moolavar in the sanctum is little big.
Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of ardha mandapam. In Koshtam Vinayagar,
Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.
In
praharam Pidari a Village deity as Kalyana Durgai Amman, Vinayagar, Agasthiyar
( Standing and sitting ), Suriyan, Chandran, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar,
Bhairavar, Ambal Vilvanayagi, Chandikeswarar, Nagars under the neem tree and
Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTUREThe
Main temple consists of Sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandpam and a metacolour sheet
mukha mandapam. This temple was reconstructed during recent years with brick.
The Construction do not follow any of
architecture or agama. A Stucco Ekathala Vimana is over the sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONThe
original temple belongs to Chozha period and
Vikrama Chozha’s inscription stone is installed on the north side of the
compound wall. The inscription records the endowment of burning perpetual lamp
for which donations was made to this temple.
It
was told that Kalyana Durgai Amman was a Pidari deity, a Village Guarding deity
with an entrance from west near the temple. Local people usedto offer
Non-vegetarian and animal sacrifice. This was stopped during recent years and
the access to this Pidari temple was removed. In addition to that the name of
the Pidari Amman was also changed as Kalyana Durgai Amman.
During
recent periods, after reconstruction jeernodharana ashtabandhana maha
Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 22nd August 2010.
LEGENDSDuring
the celestial wedding of Lord Shiva with Parvati all the Deities, Devas and
Maharishis assembled at Mount Kailash. Due to this the north side of this went
down and south side raised. Lord Shiva asked Agasthiyar to go to south to
balance it. On the way to Podhigai Hills, sage Agasthiyar, came to this place
created a pond and Worshiped Lord Shiva on Puratasi Pournami day / Full moon
day with Thulasi and Kondrai flower. Lord Shiva appeared in the form of
Ardhanareeswarar and gave darshan to Agasthiyar. Hence Lord Shiva is called as
Thulaseeswarar.
Devotees
worships Lord Shiva for a good relationship between husband and wife. Devotees with
an adverse effect due to Chandra, has to worship Lord Shiva on Monday in
Chandra horai to get rid of the adverse effect.
A Pidari Deity worshiped as Kalyana Durgai and temple above 
Chozha period Chandikeswarar and Chandran
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS:Apart
from oru kala poojas, special poojas are done on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri and
Mondays.
TEMPLE TIMINGSThe
temple will be kept opened between 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.30 hrs to
19.30 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILSThe
temple trustee Secretary Mr Ramesh on his mobile number +91 9444022133 or
Gurukkal Sridhar on his mobile number +919444812001 may be contacted for
further details.
HOW TO REACHThis
place Kolathur ( Appur ) is about 1.5 KM from Singaperumal Koil to Walajabad
Road, 5 KM from Singaperumal Koil, 13.5
KM from Chengalpattu, 27 KM from Tambaram and 60 KM from Chennai central. Nearest
Railway station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF
THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
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A Pidari Deity worshiped as Kalyana Durgai and temple above
Chozha period Chandikeswarar and Chandran
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