Wednesday 15 February 2023

Sri Kailaya Eswara Mudaiya Mahadevar Temple / ஸ்ரீ கைலாய ஈஸ்வரமுடைய மகாதேவர் கோயில், கேசாவரம் / Keshavaram, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu

After Keshavaram Anaikkattu,   we continued  further  to Keshavaram Shiva Temple on the south banks of the river Koovam. This is a continuation post to Koovam Temples Visit, happened on 13th October 2015. Considering easy access to this temple details, this temple is written & updated separately. 

The name Keshavarm/ Kesavaram came after name of Lord Shiva of this temple. Since this is a mukthi sthalam, Shiva’s consort is not there. The temple is in a bad shape in the midst of paddy field and there is no proper approach road. 

 Gajaprishta Vimanam – completely of stone structure- Narasimhar on the top

To reach this temple we have to negotiate through the bounds of paddy field. The rain in the previous night made our walk further more difficult.  
Moolavar Sri Kailaya Eswara Mudaiya Mahadevar

Moolavar : Kailaya Eswara Mudaiya Mahadevar.  

Some of the salient features of this temple are....
The Temple facing east with a balipeedam and Rishabam. The old murtis and beheaded Rishabam are scattered around the temple. Koshta murtis are found defaced. Had the chance of  viewing the inside stone vimanam of the sanctum above moolavar after removing my shirt.
 


 Vianayagar - Dakshinamurthy - Lingothbavar
Brahma & Durgai
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of Sanctum Sanctorum, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The sanctum vimanam was constructed completely with stone, from adhisthanam to stupi. An eka tala Gajaprishta Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. In Greeva Koshtam Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu as Narasimhar and Brahma. Meta colour sheet Shed was provided by the devotees recently to save this treasure from further damage to the Gajaprishta Vimanam. 



 Pillar with Vettu pothiyal view 
 The walls may fall at any time 
 The walls may fall at any time 

HISTORY & INSCRIPTIONS
From the inscriptions the temple must be constructed during 12th and 13th century Chozhas.



POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
It was learnt that regular poojas are done. 
During our we are surprised to see, there was a crowd  and mutrum othuthal was in progress by the Shiva Devotees from Old and New Keshavaram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE


The damaged statues scattered around the temple - Beheaded Rishabam 
 The damaged statues scattered around the temple
 The damaged statues scattered around the temple 

 The damaged statues scattered around the temple 
Walking on the bounds of paddy fields – like walking on a rope

Walking through un cultivated paddy field 
Walking through un cultivated paddy field 
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA --- 

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