Sri Vaikunda Perumal Temple / ஸ்ரீ வைகுந்த பெருமாள் கோயில், சிறுதாவூர், Sirudavoor / Siruthavur, Chengalpattu District, Tamil, Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Vaikunda Perumal Temple at Siruthavur on Thiruporur to Thirukalukundram Road was a part of Pallava & Chozha period Shiva and Vishnu Temples and Heritage site Visits at Payyanur, Alathur, and  Siruthavur of Chengalpattu District on 17^th October 2021.

Moolavar  : Sri Vaikunda Perumal

Thayar     : Sridevi and Bhudevi.

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple faces east. Two old stone pillars are erected in front of the Temple to show its antiquity. A small vilakku thoon, balipeedam, and Garudan are in the mukha mandapam. Stucco Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and mukha mandapam.  This Pallava-period temple was reconstructed with brick in recent years, retaining the adhistanam. The Pallava inscriptions are on the Kumuda of adhistanam.

An eka tala vesara vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Ramar, Sita, Lakshmana, Ananda Sayana Perumal, and Varahar are on the greeva koshtam.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The original temple was built during the Pallava period by Parthivendra Varman, and Pallava period inscriptions are found on the kumuda of adhistanam. As per the inscriptions of the Shiva temple, this place was called Narasinga Chaturvedi Mangalam, and Maha Vishnu was called “Thirumetrali Nindaruliya Peruman”, and this temple inscription was “Parasurama Vinnagara Alwar”. The Temple was called “Parasurama Vinnagaram”.

The inscription records the endowment of appointing 5 people to sing (reciting Divyaprabandham .. ?) during Naivedyam by Sivan Singampulli. The lands gifted to them are exempt from taxes.

An inscription records the endowment of burning a lamp by Devanarasingam, who belongs to Punnaivayil on the banks of the river Cauvery. For the same Goats/sheep were gifted.

In 1052 CE, the Vennai Kooththalwar (Krishna) Idol was installed by Thandaya Kiramaviththan.

Another inscription records that the Siruthavur Villagers and the Sabha people have agreed to pay the taxes for the land gifted to this Temple “Parasurama Vinnagaram”.

Payyanur alias Rajakesari Chaturvedi Mangalam and Siruthavur alias Narasinga Chaturvedi Mangalam sabha people have donated Lands as "thirunamaththukani".

HOW TO REACH

This temple is on the east bank of the big tank, and the village is about 500 meters off the main road.

This place, Siruthavur, is 6.5 km from Thiruporur,  29 km from Chengalpattu,  40.6 km from Tambaram, and 68 km from Chennai.

The nearest railway station is Chengalpattu.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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