VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Sri Kutty Andavar Temple / ஶ்ரீ குட்டி ஆண்டவர் கோயில், Pattalam, Choolai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Sunday, 4 December 2022

Sri Kutty Andavar Temple / ஶ்ரீ குட்டி ஆண்டவர் கோயில், Pattalam, Choolai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Kutty Andavar Temple was a part of the “Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples, Shiva Temples, Kutty Andavar Temple and Amman Temples Visit" in Chetpet Aminjikarai & Choolai, on 18^th September 2022. The visit to this temple was made after visiting Siddhar Sri-La-Sri Mouna Guruswamigal Samadhi temple at Tiruvottiyur. Since Swamigal stayed at this temple and worshiped Kutty Andavar before attaining Jeeva Samadhi, I too want to have the Darshan of Kutty Andavar.

Moolavar : Sri Ayyanar

Consorts : Sri Poona and Pushkala

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

This temple is facing east with a short Deepa Sthambam. Elephant vahana is immediately after the entrance Gate. A peepal tree is grown before the sanctum Sanctorum ( the roots Damage the whole Temple ). A Small Shiva Linga and Rishabam are under the clutches of the peepal tree's root. Dwarapalakas are on both sides of the entrance. Moolavar Ayyanar and his consorts Poorna and Pushkala are in sitting postures as individual murtis.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of a rectangular sanctum sanctorum with ardha mandapam and mukha mandapam. The complete temple was constructed with bricks. The roof granite slabs had fallen down in the Ardha Mandapam and Mukha Mandapam. An Ekathala sala-type vimana is over the sanctum Sanctorum. An Amman temple is built abutting the north side wall of this temple, hence circumambulation of Kutty Andavar Temple alone is not possible.

HISTORY

The temple may be 200 to 300 years old. The 19^th Century Siddhar, Mouna Guruswamigal, came to this place from Karnataka and used to stay in this temple or on the opposite side of the house thinnai. During his stay at this temple. Daily he used to go to Harbor area Rice merchant's shops to get rice and moong dhal for food.