The
Visit to this Sri Selva Sakthi Eswarar Temple at Koppur was a part of the Shiva,
Maha Vishnu, and Amman Temples visit, near Poonamallee & Aranvoyal in
Thiruvallur District/Tiruvallur District on 05th December 2021. This
temple is in the midst of a Mango Tree farm. Initially, it was aimed to visit the
Shiva temples of Nemam and Kuthambakkam, the other temples were added as an
extension to the above temples and recommended by devotees of the temples and
Sivachariyars.
Moolavar : Sri Siva Sakthi EswararConsort : Sri Selva Soundarya Eswari
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…The
temple faces east with balipeedam and a big Rishabam. Vinayagar and Murugan
are at the entrance of sanctum. Moolavar is big in size. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha
Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.
In
praharam Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Nagars, Maha Ganapathi,
Kala Bhairavar, Navagrahas, Suriyan, broken Simha Pillar, Saniswaran and
Chandikeswarar.
Ambal
Sri Selva Soundarya Eswari is in a separate sannidhi facing south with a
balipeedam and simham.
ARCHITECTUREThe
temple was built on a upanam of about 2 feet high. The adhisthana is on the
padma petals with jagathy, three patta kumuda, and pattikai. The Bhitti starts
with vedika. The complete temple was built with bricks. A 3 tier vesara
vimana is above the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Vinayagar and Durgai are
on the top of the parapet wall. Stucco image of Lord Shiva and Parvati as
Rishabaroodar is on the top of the sanctum sanctorum entrance.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONSThe
temple was constructed in recent years. There is no evidence in the form of
inscriptions to prove its antiquity. But Based
on the iconography of the broken Simha Pillar, Suriyan, Moolavar and Rishabam
the original temple belongs to the 9th Century Pallava period.
The
present temple was constructed by one Mr. Parthasarathy, a contractor by
profession and a resident of Chinmaya Nagar Chennai. During the 1990s he went to
Kalakkau near Valliyur in the Kanyakumari district to get the arulvakku from the Brahmin lady of a Muthalamman temple. To his surprise, she held his hands and
asked him to join the Shiva Linga Banam with avudayar at his native place. He
came back and searched for the said Shiva Linga. It was told that there were
108 Shiva Lingas installed in Koppur Village. He couldn’t identify the said
Shiva Linga with avudayar.
Later
in connection with his sister’s marriage on the way to his Kuladeivam, Poongavanathamman
Temple, the Amman came on a devotee and said that the Shiva Linga is on the
banks of a tank / kulam. At last, he found the Shiva Linga and 2 pieces of
Avudayar in a bush. As advised by the Gurukkal of Karaneeswarar Temple of
Saidapet, Chennai, when they tried to assemble the Banam with avudayar, the two
pieces of avudayar joined together miraculously. The Rishabam was also found in the tank through his Kula Divam arulvakku.
A
trust was also formed with some popular personalities from Chennai. After
consultation with Kanchi mutt, Lord Shiva was named Sri Selva Sakthi Eswarar
and Parvati Sri Selva Soundarya Eswari. With the blessings of Sri
Shankaracharya & his mother and the help of Mutt’s Sthapathis, the present temple was
constructed as per agama. The Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in a grand
manner in 2008. From that date, Mr Parthasarathy has been doing pooja in this temple.
LEGENDSIt
is believed that Surya worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple and sun rays fall
on moolavar 3 days a year.
It is further believed that this is one of the 108 Shiva Lingas installed and worshiped at Koppur village by the Siddhars and Maharishis
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONSApart
from oru kala pooja special poojas are conducted on pradosam, Maha Shivaratri
days, Tamil and English New years, Navaratri, Vijayadasami, Vinayagar
Chathurthi, Kanda Sashti, Karthigai Deepam, Deepavali, Sankranti, Thai Pongal,
mattu pongal, Naga Panchami, Theipirai
Ashtami, and Varusa abhishekam, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGSOru
kala pooja is conducted, and the temple will be kept open between 06.00 hrs
to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs. Since the outside compound wall was not
constructed, can have darshan from outside of the sannidhis. Also, Mr
Parthasarathy is residing on the back side of the temple.
CONTACT
DETAILSThe in charge of the temple Mr Parthasarathy’s mobile number +91 9962955299 may be
contacted for further details.Temple
website: http://koppursivan.com/Email address: koppursivan@gmail.com
HOW TO REACHThe
temple is about 4.2 KM off from Poonamallee to Thiruvallur Main Road, 11.4 KM from
Thiruvallur, 16 KM from Thiruninravur, 20.4 KM from Poonamallee, 34.4 KM from
Koyambedu and 41.4 KM from Chennai Central. Nearest
Railway station is Thiruvallur.
LOCATION OF
THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Surian belongs to 9th Century Pallava Period
The Pallava period Rishabam / idabam
The base of the Simha pillar
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