Sunday 23 January 2022

Sri Varadharaja Vaikunta Perumal Temple / Perumal Temple, Vannivedu, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Varadharaja Vaikunta Perumal Temple at Vannivedu was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples and Heritage sites at Thirumalaicherry, Gudimallur and Kaveripakkam. I extend my sincere thanks to Mr Ramesh Krishnamurthy for taking me to all these places. This Maha Vishnu temple is a Child boon temple.



Moolavar  : Sri Varadaraja Vaikunta Perumal Temple
Consort    : Sri Sridevi and Bhudevi

Some of the salient features of this temple are….
This temple is east with Garudan sannidhi. Garudan is in a small Mandapam. Moolavar Sri Varadaraja Perumal is with Sridevi and Bhudevi on a pedestal. Anjaneyar is under the feet of Moolavar. A Stucco Anjaneyar is standing by the side of the road.

ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum and ardha mandapam. The Vimanam is on a simple padabandha adhisthana with Jagathy, threepatta Kumuda and Pattikai. The super structure above the adhisthana was built with brick. The Vimanam is of two tiers. The stucco images of Alwars are on the Vimanam.

A heap of collapsed mandapam / stone structure is found behind the temple.






HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
10th century Chozha period inscriptions is found on the adhisthanam. Hence The original brick temple might have been constructed during Pallava period. The inscription is inscribed in 4 lines starts with "பரகேஸரி பந்மற்கு யாண்டு ஐஞ்சாவது படுவூர் கோட்டத்து கரை நாட்டு". As per the inscription this place was called as Srirana Vikramangalam and the temple was called as Melai Vishnu Graham. The inscription may be assigned to Parakesari Varman Parantaka Chozha-I ( 914 CE ). 

The Parakesari Varman's 5th reign year inscription records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamp by a Mathyasthan ( who is an important person and stand neutral in the sabha ) of Paduvur Kottathu Karainattu Sri Vikramangalam Village sabha and for the same 11 Kalanju Gold was gifted to this Melai Vishnu Graham. The same person also gifted a land of ... kizhi for the Pidari temple of the same Village and made arrangement of supplying ulakku ( measurement ) oil from the income. The Ompadaikilavi  ( the last part of the inscription )  gave the the curse of the sin done between Ganga and Thenkumari, to those who hinders this endowment and those legs will be on his head, who takes care of this endowment. ( Thanks to Saravanan Raja, Narasimhan Kesavan, Ponkarthi and Anbu for recording deciphering the inscription ). The original inscription reads as.....

  1. பரகேஸரி பந்மற்கு யாண்டு ஐஞ்சாவது படுவூர் கோட்டத்து காரைநாட்டு ஸ்ரீரணவிக்ரமங்கலத்து ஸபையோம் எம்மூர் மேலை விஷ்ணுகிரஹத்து பெருமானடிகளுக்கு நுந்தாவிளகெரிப்பதற்கு இவூர் மத்யஸ்தன்
  2. க்காமடி பெருமான் பக்கல் செம் (மெய்) பதினொ (ரு) கழஞ்சு சொன் கொண்டு இப்பொண்...க்கு எம்மூர் ஒக்காடணத்தமா னு...கு...ழி நிலமும் எப்பேர்ப்பட்ட இறையுங் (கொ) ட்டப் பெறாதாக இறைஇலி ஆக பற்று... இவனை...
  3. ம்ஸவையோர் இந்நிலத்தால் வந்த... கொண்டு ஆசந்திர முந் (நிலச்ச) உழக்க கெண்ணை கொண்டு பபோ ராமும் முட்டாமை ...தா விளக்கெரிப்ப...பணித்தோம் லெபை...ம்
  4. த்த ம்மம் அழித்தார் கங்கை இடைக்குமரி இடைச் செய்தார் செய்த பாவத்துப் படுவோமாக ப் பணித்தோம் ஸபையோ... இத்தர்ம்மம் கஷித்தாரடி என் தலை மேலன.  

The temple is under renovation. Temple renovation is not done as per any standard procedure. Bhitti brick pilasters has been  removed and cement plastering is done, which spoils the antiquity of the temple.


LEGENDS
It is believed that Maha Vishnu at this temple is similar to Vaikuntam with Sridevi and Bhudevi. Hence they are considered for 16 boons like improvement in business, wealth includes Gold, money, house, etc, Education, Marriages and Child Boon, etc,.

In addition to that, a herbal medicine is given at this temple on all the days for the child boon. The medicine has to be consumed only after 6 days of mensuration. Those who are desirous of taking the medicines has to contact and confirm with the following mobile number +91 9489150254 before going to the temple.   

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Oru kala pooja is conducted and special poojas are conducted on Vaikunta Ekadasi, Rama navami, Krishna jayanthi, on Saturdays, etc. 

TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 08.00 hrs to 09.00 hrs to 17 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS
Since the temple  is under renovation the trustees may be contacted for further details. The Trustees mobile numbers are +91 7305141746 and +91 9489150254.

HOW TO REACH
This temple at Vannivedu is on the Madras – Bombay trunk Road / Chennai to Arcot.
The temple is about 4.3 KM from Walajahpet, 5 from Arcot, 7.5 KM from Ranipet,  15 KM from Kaveripakkam, 26 KM from Vellore and 110 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Walajah Road Junction ( 9.0 KM )

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE






--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

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