The
visit to this Sri Thulaseeswarar Temple at Kolathur Vembakkam near Singaperumal
Koil was a part of the 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 faces east. Balipeedam and Rishabam/Idabam are in front of the
temple under the metacolour sheet mandapam. Moolavar in the sanctum is a little big.
Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of ardha mandapam. In Koshtam Vinayagar,
Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai.
In the praharam, Pidari, a village deity as Kalyana Durgai Amman, Vinayagar, Agasthiyar
(Standing and sitting postures), Suriyan, Chandran, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar,
Bhairavar, Ambal Vilvanayagi, Chandikeswarar, Nagars under the neem tree, and
Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTUREThe main temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and a metacolour sheet
mukha mandapam. This temple was reconstructed in recent years with brick.
The construction does not follow any of the architecture or agama. A stucco eka tala vimana is over the sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONThe
original temple belongs to the 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 lamps
for which donations were made to this temple.
It
was said that Kalyana Durgai Amman was a Pidari deity, a village-guarding deity
with an entrance from the west near the temple. Local people used to offer
Non-vegetarian and animal sacrifices. This was stopped during recent years, and access to this Pidari temple was removed. In addition to that, the name of
the Pidari Amman was also changed to Kalyana Durgai Amman.
During
recent periods, after reconstruction, Jeernodharana Ashta Bandhana 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 the south side rose. Lord Shiva asked Agasthiyar to go to the 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 flowers. Lord Shiva appeared in the form of
Ardhanareeswarar and gave darshan to Agasthiyar. Hence, Lord Shiva is called Thulaseeswarar.
Devotees
worship Lord Shiva for a good relationship between husband and wife. Devotees with
an adverse effect due to Chandra have to worship Lord Shiva on Monday in
Chandra Horai to get rid of the adverse effect.
A Pidari Deity worshiped as Kalyana Durgai and the 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 open from 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and from 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. The nearest railway station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF
THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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A Pidari Deity worshiped as Kalyana Durgai and the temple above
Chozha period Chandikeswarar and Chandran
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