I
dedicate this post to our friend Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink since she used to
call this an eclipse mandapa. She had done an extensive research on these
mandapas. When I was referring to a bas relief of this mandapa she was very happy
and told which is very unique. She had sent her a YouTube link to her research video presentation which is very interesting.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meshOWV35so&t=17s
). In that, She thanked Padma Priya Baskaran, Dr Ravichandran, and me. May her soul rest under the Lotus feet of
Lord Shiva.
Bas-reliefs on the ceiling represent solar and Lunar eclipse
The
visit to this Travellers Resting Mandapam at Alathur on Old Mamallapuram /
Mahabalipuram 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 17th October 2021.
This
mandapam faces South with all three sides closed. Till recent years
the last day of Kandar Sashti, Soorasamharam was celebrated at this Place.
The Utsavar Sri Muthukumaraswamy of Thiruporur will come to this place Alathur
and bless his devotees.
The
Mandapam might have been constructed during the Vijayanagara Nayaks period. Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar
bas-reliefs are on the back side wall of the mandapam. Few images are on the
pillars. The basreliefs of Fishes, a Snake swallowing Suriyan / Chandran, A Snake
chasing a Rabbit, Patanjali, Keerthi Mukha with a lady, and a Lotus medallion are
on the ceiling of the mandapam.
Soorapadman’s wooden statue is also kept in the mandapam.
Vinayagar and Sri Devasena Subramaniar
HOW TO REACHThis mandapam at Alathur is on the Chennai to
Mamallapuram ( OMR ) road. Alathur is about 5 KM from Thiruporur, 13 KM from
Mamallapuram, 29.3 KM from Chengalpattu, 38 KM from Tambaram, and 46 KM from
Chennai. Nearest railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK
HERE
Bas-reliefs on the ceiling represent solar and Lunar eclipse
Bas-reliefs on the ceiling represent solar and Lunar eclipse--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
I
dedicate this post to our friend Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink since she used to
call this an eclipse mandapa. She had done an extensive research on these
mandapas. When I was referring to a bas relief of this mandapa she was very happy
and told which is very unique. She had sent her a YouTube link to her research video presentation which is very interesting.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meshOWV35so&t=17s
). In that, She thanked Padma Priya Baskaran, Dr Ravichandran, and me. May her soul rest under the Lotus feet of
Lord Shiva.
Vinayagar and Sri Devasena Subramaniar
Bas-reliefs on the ceiling represent solar and Lunar eclipseBas-reliefs on the ceiling represent solar and Lunar eclipse--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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