The Visit to this Sri
Ponnambalawaneswarar temple, at Kotahena, Colombo was a part of Sri Lanka’s ( Ezha Nadu ) Paadal Petra sthalangal Visit scheduled between 28th
November to 2nd December
2013. Utilizing this opportunity, we have Visited some, Shiva, Murugan, Amman
Temples and Epic Ramayan associated sites of Sri Lanka.
Moolavar : Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar,
Sri
Swarna Sabeswarar swamy
Consort : Sri
Sivakami Ambal
Some of the important details of
this temple are …..
The temple is facing east with a 5
tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishabam are in inner prakaram,
after the Rajagopuram. In Koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar,
Brahma and Durgai.
Kanni Moola Vinayagar, Somaskandar,
Pancha Lingas, Maha Vishnu, Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Utsavars, Shaniswaran,
Bhairavar, Swarna Bhairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran, Suryan, Yaga Salai and
Nalvar are in the praharam. Utsava murtis Natarajar with Sivagami, Sri Vaklli
Devasena Arumugar with 6 face and 12 hands are in maha mandapam, the screens
are with Shiva & Parvati's Kailaya scene.
Ambal Sri Sivakami is in a separate
sannidhi facing south. The outer prakaram is spacious with sannidhi for
Anjaneyar. Muthumariamman and Nagar.
Rama, Sita and Lakshmana
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of Sanctum
Sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The praharam was
completely covered with stone. Provisions are give for natural lighting and
ventilation which are not adequate.
The complete temple was constructed
with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The adhistanam is of pada bandha
adhistanam with jagathy, Kumudam and Pattigai. The Bhitti starts with
evedhigai. The pilasters are of vrutha pilasters with base with nagabandham,
kalasam, kudam, palagai, pushba pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapa,
kapotam and bhoomi desam.
Some of the stones are brought from
India. And the master sculptors are from India. The Pillars has the bas reliefs
of various Hindu GOD and Goddess, flower motifs. The prakaram Pillars are very
much similar to Rameswaram and the lamps are similar to Thiruvannamalai
temple.
remimds Rameswaram Temple Corridor
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
Ponnambala Mudaliar, constructed a
small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the year 1857. After him, Ponnambalam
Ramanathan his son, an attorney General and a freedom fight of Sri Lanka built
this temple in stone in the year 1907 - 1912. Ashta bandhana maha
kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 21st November 2012. Further
expanded by his grandson, Rehabilitation, resettlement and Hindu Religious
Affairs Minister D M Swaminathan, which includes construction of the east side
5 tier Rajagopuram in the year 1965. The Rajagopuram was built with stone up to
prastaram level and the super structure was built with bricks, which has the
162 stucco images. .
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from 5 kala regular poojas,
special poojas are conducted on, Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar
Chaturthi, Arudra darshan, Navaratri, etc,. The Annual festival starts from 10th
day of Panguni and ends on Panguni Uthiram. Somaskandar, Chandikeswarar,
Murugan with Valli Devasena will be taken in procession in Temple cars which
are pulled maximum by the ladies.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened
between 05.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The
Land line number +94112431252
or +94112447837 may be contacted for further details.
HOW
TO REACH
The temple is very much closer to
harbour, 2.5 KM from Fort Station, 2.3 KM from Colombo Bus Stand and 4 KM from
international Air port.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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