Pushpambigai Pushpagiriswarar Temple / புஷ்பாம்பிகை புஷ்பகிரீஸ்வரர் டெம்பிள், Pammal, ( Chennai metropoliton area ), Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

This place where the Sri Pushpagiriswarar Temple at Pammal is situated is also called Sivan Malai. The Temple was constructed on a Kundru, but now, residential flats and complexes have come up squeezing the temple space. This temple is about 500 meters off from Pallavaram to Thiruneermalai Main road.

Moolavar  : Sri Pushpagiriswarar

Consort    : Sri Pushpambigai

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

The temple is on a small hill with 27 steps in between residential flats. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Dwarapalakas, Vinayagar, and Murugan are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is on a Square avudayar. In Koshtam Nardhana Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar with Maha Vishnu & Brahma, Brahma and Durgai.

In praharam Thiruneermalai Perumal Padham, Anjaneyar, Ambal Sannidhi, Swarna Akarshna Bairavar, Navagrahas and Natarajar with Sivakami.

Ambal Sri Pushpambigai is in a separate temple on the right side of the main temple facing east. Rishabam and Balipeedam are in front of Ambal sannidhi. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. In Koshtam, Ichcha, Kriya, and Gnana Sakthis.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple is on a small hill with 27 steps in between two residential complexes. The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and maha mandapam.  The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhistanam. The complete temple was reconstructed in recent years. Originally the temple was constructed with bricks above adhistanam. During a recent renovation, the complete temple was reconstructed with stone up to stupi. The Vimanam was constructed in nagara style with 3 talas.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

As per the Kanchipuram Mavatta Varalaru book  ( page 314 ) written by A Paa Thirugnanasambanthan, this temple was constructed during Kulothunga Chozha-III. Two inscriptions are identified. The inscriptions are also recorded in Tamil Nadu kalvettukkal -IX, Kanchipuram mavatta kalvettukkal Volume-5. 

Vira Rajendran alias Kulothunga Chozha-III’s,  35th reign year inscription ( 1213 CE ) records the gift of some lands to Pammal Azhaga Perumal Temple ( on 03.11.1210 ) as a Thiruvidayattam to Pammal Azhaga Perumal Temple. The Land was in the periphery limit of Tamburam alias Gunaseela Nallur. This place Tambaram was under Jayangonda Chozha mandalathu Puliyur Kottathu, Surathur nattu Thamburam alias Gunaseela Nallur. This order was signed by the Panchanadhivanan Nallanayan Neelagangaraiyan. The place Thiruneermalai Emperuman Thiruvidaiyattam, Ullur Dhevadhanam, Thiruvidaiyadttm, Thurkaipatti, Pidaripatti kaval taxes are exempted and the balance land's Taxes are gifted as Thiruvidaiyattam.   

Rajaraja-III’s 21st reign year ( 1227 CE ) inscription records the inscription records the endowment of burning a sandhi lamp at Pammal Emperuman Azhakaperumal by Kuththampakkam one of the Manradis Bhattan alias Neelagangarayan, gave a milching Cow and Nagu ( female calf ) to Pandavathootha Battan’s son Neervanna Perumal, who was well versed in Naimeechayam and also doing pooja at this temple.

  

The reason for inscribing the gift given to the Azhaga Perumal Temple inscribed here is not known. Whether the above two inscriptions are really connected to this Shiva Temple..?. Or these Perumal Temple's stones brought to this Shiva temple. Someone can do some research work on this.

Ref: 

Tamil Nadu kalvettukkal -IX, Kanchipuram mavatta kalvettukkal Volume-5. 

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 16^th September 2005 and 18^th January 2021.

LEGENDS

It is believed that Renganathar of Thiruneermalai worshiped Shiva at this temple. Hence a Ranganathar’s Padham, Changu Chakra reliefs, and an Anjaneyar sannidhi are built on the left side of the sanctum Sanctorum. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from 2 kala regular poojas, Bajan, Sri Vishnu Sahasrara namam, Sri Durga  sapta Slogi and Sri rudra smaka veda Parayanam are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Panguni Uthira Thirukalyana Utsavam, Karthigai Deepam, Pournami Girivalam, Chathurti, Kiruthigai, Theipirai Ashtami, Monthly Shivaratri, Amavasya days.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs to 16.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The trustees may be contacted on their mobile numbers +91 9841095451, +919841748003, +919444368854, +919841700482, +919382151345 and +918838903366 for further details, and Poojas.

P. Naresh Kumar may be +91 91764 73949  and +91 90031 7 3949 for further details

Facebook page of this temple: https://www.facebook.com/pammalpushpambigai

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Pammal is on T L Raghupathy, Street Pammal,

The temple is 2.4 KM from Pallavaram Gate Bus stop, 8.3 KM from Tambaram, 20 KM from Koyambedu bus stand, and 24 KM from Chennai Central station. 

Nearest Railway Station is Pallavaram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Koshta murtis

Swarna akarshna Bairavar

The post with comments of Mr Gopalakrishan Ramamoorthy to my FB post link and comments are enclosed to know more about the temple... Hope he misunderstood. The temple's inscriptions are recorded by the archaeological Department.  

The Link 

 ..,.https://www.facebook.com/groups/556244651140930/posts/6055500021215338/?comment_id=6058063544292319&notif_id=1682368440055767&notif_t=group_comment&ref=notif

Gopalakrishnan Ramamurthy

Had u been to so called pushpa giriswarar etc I am resident when my father built house in Pammal main rd in 1963 - till day I know full topography. THE PUSHPA GIRI AREA WAS SETTLEMENT ANNEXURE There was no temple existed but a small hill lock on which some think like 2 foot sort thing existed later day after my foregin education day it was called surrounding named Ranganadar padam than the present so called self claimed present AIADMK GUYS of Babu mudaliyar group who owned some lands near Aarkeeswarar temple ( which was a dialiapated temple)including Suri amman a pidari/kali temple later day RC nair a sweyamsevak thro Ayyapa samaj made effort to build compound,present sakara hospital main person Mayavaram viswanathan ( former sr electrician of RITES migrated in Pammal my good frd of DMK M.A vaidy + Kanchi mutt jayendrar+Lawerance Sundram of Principal layola,Rotary club,sankara eye,temple tank which was buffollows kuttai etc made as today what u see..SO W.O knowing Pammals history pl dont write msg or make web block. hence I used very polish word as I talked to 2 or 3 times over phone.kindly write authentic information after confirmation of old local people & than do so pl.I understand ur enthusiasm, nothing wrong. Dont get wrong notion about my comment. I am a Sr.citizen, also as g.g.son of Uvesa,DNA of Ganasambandar of Sirkazhi, my family/group had stalwarts like M.S.Swaminathan,wreached but famous filim director,KB, IAS like GR,M.V etc.Due to Saiva samyam in my blood little iota I do my best to help in reconstruction of old dialiapted Sivalayam, I cant remove the iota of mustard size FM my blood till I leave this earth .I was a chella of Atalji & Guru golwalkar in my young budd times.

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  Gopalakrishnan Ramamurthy Thanks Sir, for all the informations.. Really I was happy to hear many things from you which includes the Tahrapakkam Shiva temple. I used to write the details of the place and used to mention from where the details are tak… 

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  Since I wish my blog posts should contains the authentic informations, I had added yor comment in my post it self.. Thanks for helping me to write the posts with real cotents...
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