The visit to this Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple was a part of the Navagraha Temples Visit. After the Darshan of Sri Velleeswarar, who came to this temple, in the same village, Mangadu. The temple can be easily accessed from Porur and Poonamallee.
( Amman sannadhi Vimanam - on the right small vimanam visible is for the Penance /Thabas Kamakshi sannadhi )
Moolavar: Sri Kamakshi
Some of the important features of this temple are ….
Some of the important features of this temple are ….
The temple is facing east with a 7 Tier Rajagopuram. In the Sanctum sanctroum, Ambal is in a standing posture and facing east. Idol of Ambal in Dhabas around fire, posture in the ardha mandapam. Sannidhi for Vinayagar, Urchava Murtis, and Navakannigaikas.
It is believed that after dhabas Ambal has left for Kailash, but the heat was not reduced. Sri Sankarachariyar has installed an enthiram to reduce the heat.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of the sactum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and a maha mandapam. A 3-tier Salakara Vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. The Rajagopuram is on the east and south side.
The temple consists of the sactum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and a maha mandapam. A 3-tier Salakara Vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. The Rajagopuram is on the east and south side.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION
The Sadayavaraman Sundara Pandian's period (1256 CE) inscription on the floor stone of Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple refers to a Jain School "Mangattu Thiruvaraanthaanam", which existed in this place.
The inscription stone at Alandur Sri Siva Subramaniyar Temple belongs to a Jain School called "Thiruvaraanthanam - திருவராந்தானம்" that existed during Kamba varman (875 CE), 5th year (Chithirai month) period. அருகன்தானம் (அருஹத்ஸ்தானம்), this word might have got corrupted to அராந்தானம். This word was mentioned as Araanthanam in Manimegalai (3:82, 5:23) and in Perungathai as அரா அந்தானம் (2:2:138, 2:6:161, 5:4:151). திரு was added with அராந்தானம், and became as thiruvaraawthaanam-திருவராந்தானம். The Arcot section (kootram) Paripandathurai Parisai, Village Headman’s daughter, and the Jain’s school Teacher Ananda Veera Kuravar’s Student by name “ku..Adigal - கு... அடிகள்" (குரத்தி அடிகள்) donated 60 kaadi (Kalam -கலம்), one kuruni, and 3 nazhi paddy for the AviHavis Padayal (may be naivedyam) called Avihavis - (அவி(ஹவிஸ்)) and a plate weighing 30 palam. The further details of the endowment are not known since the last lines are worn out completely.
The Arcot cootram mentioned in the inscription refers to the place called Arcot near Kandiyur of Thanjavur District. This was recorded in the Thirupazhanam inscription as "Arcot Kootrathu ParivaNdathurai Parisai ..". The same place is mentioned in the Alandur inscription. This inscription seems to be special since it mentions a Lady who belongs to the Thanjavur area, was educated in the Pallava Region, and gave a donation.
How and when this 9th-century inscription stone came here is not known. At the end of the British period, many temples in and around Chennai were constructed using other temple stones; for example, the Thirisoolam / Tirusulam/ Tirusulam temple's stones are used in the Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple. This might have happened for this temple also. The inscription at Alandur Sri Siva Subramaniya Swamy was identified by Mr K Sridharan and Mr Ramachandran from the Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department.
LEGENDS
As per
one of the legends, Ma Parvati was doing a penance standing on one leg with a
fire around her, on Shiva at Mangadu. Due to the Penance / thabas, this place experienced unbearable heat. So the Rishis requested Maha Vishnu to save them from the heat generated by Ambal’s thabas. Maha Vishnu, in turn, asked
Mahalakshmi to take care of the Maharishi's request. Mahalakshmi took the form of a Cow
and worshiped Shiva of this temple. Satisfied with Mahalakshmi’s prayer,
Shiva and Ma Parvati united together once again. As a mark of this legend, Amba's pada was installed near the Rishabam. Further, to reduce the heat, it
was told that Kanchi Maha Periyava installed a yanthara at the feet of
Ambal.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 12.30 hrs, and from 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
4 KM from Kundrathur.
Town buses are available from Porur, Iyyappanthangal, etc..
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
( South side Rajagopuram )
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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