Sri Ellai Amman Temple, ஸ்ரீ எல்லை அம்மன் கோயில், புரிசை / Purisai, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Ellai Amman temple  at Purisai, in Thiruvannamalai District was a part of Shiva and Vishnu Temples, Sculptures like Kotravai, Jyeshta Devi at Purisai, Kilkolathur, Salukkai and Anumanthandalam on 2^nd January 2022. This temple is on the west side of the Village periphery limit. I extend my sincere thanks to Mr Babu Mano, Mr Manoj  L Chakravarthy, Mrs Ruth, சுகுமார் அருள் and the members of “தொண்டை மண்டல வரலாற்று ஆய்வு சங்கம்” for taking me to all these Temples and Heritage sites.

Deity        : Sri Ellai Amman

Some of the salient features of this temple are…..

The temple is facing north with an entrance arch and a Gopuram like mandapam. Moolavar Amman is in sitting posture. No other sub Shrines / Parivara Sannidhis found. Two Hero Stones as Veerabhadra ( details will be posted separately ), Two Kanthus and a soolam are at the entrance of the temple Complex. Dwarapalakis, Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of ardha mandapam.

ARCHITECTURE

The Temple complex consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a three anga adhisthana and an ekathala vesara vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images are in the greeva koshtam along with thala simha vahanas.

The Ardha mandapam and Mukha mandapam are supported with square & Octagonal pillars with Vettu pthyal. The Pillars are plain without any bas-reliefs

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The temple authorities claims that this temple belongs to 16^th Century ie more than 400 years old. As per the Temple authorities, about 400 years back a handicapped person sang a the following song with bhakthi and he was cured from disability due to the grace of Ellaiamman. He served rest of his life at this temple. The original song goes like this....

செய்யார் பாயும் செழும் புரிசை ஏரிதனில்

        ஏரி நிறைந்து இரு கரையும் தான் பொழிந்து

பாரமதுகோடி பரவி வயல்களுக்கும்

        கண்ணானத் தாயாரேகருத்தினால் சொல்லுகின்றேன்

சென்னல் அழகும் செழுங்காதில் மாமரமும்

        வண்ணக்கிளி முகமும் வாழை கமுகுகளும்

கொங்கு பிலோ நார்த்தைகளும் குவிந்த நிலோ நீச்சுகளும்

        ஏராளர் வாழும் வீதியில் எல்லையம்மன்

தேரில்வர புதுமைதனை

        மண்டலங்கள் தானடுங்க ஆகாச பாணங்கள்

அதில் புருசு நிறை புருசு மோசாச பாணங்கள்

        மிக்க ஒரு கோடியுண்டு....

Ashtabandhana maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 05^th June 2002, in presence of Sri-la-Sri Sachithanandha Swamigal. The temple is now under the control of Tamil Nadu HR& CE Department.

LEGENDS

The Villagers worships, especially on Fridays Sri Ellai Amman considering as their Kulatheivam for Child boon. They offer sweet Pongal to Ellai Amman and sacrifice cock / goat etc at Veerabhadra shrine. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular Poojas, special poojas are conducted on annual festival days. The annual festival will be held on all 5 Fridays of Aadi Month. Each Friday celebration are conducted by a particular caste people living in that village. The First Friday function by the Thondaimandala Saiva Velalars, the second Friday function by Vanniyar Kula kshatriya Naidus, Vettaikara narakkars, Akamudayar and Vaniba Chettiars, the third Friday function by Yadhavas, Fourth Friday function by Adhi Dravidar and Fifth Friday by the Veera Saiva Thambiran Community. During annual festival  Utsavar will be decorated and taken to the Village in procession.  The procession will start after giving bali to Veerabhadras.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept opened between 06.00 Hrs to 09.00 hrs and 18.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The Gurukkal Aravind ( who does Pooja at Shiva Temple does poojas at this temple also ) may be contacted on his mobile +91 8369840949 for further details.

Landline number 04182 244441 may also be contacted for details.

HOW TO REACH

This place Purisai is about 700 meters off from State highway Kanchipuram to Vandavasi Via Cheyyar. 12 KM from Cheyyar, 11 KM from Vandavasi, 39 KM from Kanchipuram and 113 KM from Chennai Central.

Nearest railway station is Kanchipuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

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