Sri Vedhapureeswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ வேதபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், பனையூர் / Panaiyur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

After Visiting Manimangalam Jyeshta Devi and Sri Varam Tharum Perumal Temple at Keel Padappai, my plan was to Visit Sri Nallinaikeswarar Temple at Ezhichur.  On the way happened to see this temple with a Gajabrushta Vimanam. During my visit, nobody was there to throw some light on this temple.

Moolavar  : Sri Vedhapureeswarar

Consort    : Sri Kamatchi Amman

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with an entrance gate from the west side. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum.  The temple tanks are on the south side of the temple with a street with houses in between. The sanctum is about 3 feet higher than the ground level. Only Durgai’s image is in the koshtam.  Maha Ganapathi, Chandikeswarar and Ambal sannidhi are in the praharam. Ambal is in a standing posture facing east.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple has with sanctum sanctorum, antarala, and a meta-colour sheet mukha mandapam. The adhistanam is on an upana and jagathy, Vrutha Kumudam and Pattika. The Bhitti is supported with Brahma kantha pilasters. The valapi, kapotam are on the prastaram. An ekathala Gajabrushta Vimanam with 5 Kalasams is on the top of prastaram. Stucco images of Lord Shiva with Parvati, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the greeva koshtam. Thala Vahana is in the greevam. There is an image in the lalada nasi. The whole temple was built with bricks and cement.

HISTORY

It was learned that the original brick Gajabrushta Vimanam temple was reconstructed as it was before. It is claimed that the original temple belongs to Pallava Period and there is evidence to prove its antiquity.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from Oru kala pooja, special poojas are conducted on pradosam and Maha Shivaratri days.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since Oru kala poojas is conducted the opening and closing times are unpredictable.

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Panaiyur is about 500 meters off Ezhichur Road and Panaiyur is about 5 KM off from Tambaram to Kanchipuram viz Padappai. All the buses to Kanchipuram will stop at Kandigai.

The temple is  27 KM from Tambaram, 6.4 KM from Oragadam Industrial Hub, 31 KM from Kanchipuram, and 58 KM from Chennai.

The nearest railway station is Tambaram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

An abandoned Rishabam

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