This is the last Pallava and early Chozha period brick temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is facing east. There are two Ambal in a separate sanctum facing south. There are many changes between our last visit to this visit. Fence has been erected. A new Vinayagar sannidhi was constructed and Ambal sannidhi renovation is in progress. Still the Gajaprishta vimanam of the main sanctum is vertically cracked from top to bottom was not taken for rectification. It was learnt that local people are doing thirupani with their own fund. For the details of our last visit through R.E.C.H Foundation : Click Here
Moolavar : Sri Vadavamuga Agneeswarar
Consort : Sri
Vasantha Nayagi
Some
of the Salient features of this temple are…
The temple is facing east. The Balipeedam and Rishabam are at an elevated platform. Koshta
murtis are installed at a latter stage. In praharam, Ambal Sannidhi, Jyeshta Devi and spaata matrikas and Chandikeswaraar.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha
mandapam. The complete temple was built with bricks. The Vimanam is of Gajaprishta Style from adhisthanam to sigaram. Lime mortar platering was done on the walls / bhitti and no pilaster are shown. The Vimanam is of 3 tiers. There is
huge crack from base to top of the vimanam on the back side, during our Visit.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple was constructed during the end of Pallava and begining of Chozha period. Latter mandapa was added during Chozha Period. As per the inscriptions of Rajendra Chozha-I's period, this place was called as Jayangonda Chozhamandalathu Oyma nattu Panditha Chozha Chatturvedi mangala Vedal ( In the egg shaped inscription stone ) and Chozha Kerala Chathurvedimangalam alias Vedal. Shiva was called as Vadavayilandavar alias Vadava Mutheeswarar & Vadavai mukha agneeswarar. Chozha Period inscriptions
are found around the temple adhisthanam stone, Pillars of the artha mandapam, egg shaped stone.
As per the Book "Tholliyal Nokkil Kanchipura Mavattam - by S Krishnamurthy, 12 inscriptions are recorded from this temple. Vadavayilandavar temple 11 inscriptions (1961 - 62/ 175 - 185 ), Varadharaja Perumal Temple ( 1965 -66 / 172-173) and the two inscriptions near the temple tanks are recorded by the Archaeological Survey of India and reference from Kanchipuram Mavatta Tholliyal Kaiyedu. The author claims that this temple was built during Rajaraja-I's ( 994 CE ) period. But there is no inscriptions directly mentions that the temple was built during Chozha period.
From the recorded inscriptions 3 inscriptions records the burning of perpetual lamps. The two inscriptions near the Temple tank belongs to Rajaraja Chozha-I and Rajendra Chozha-I.
Rajaraja-I's small regional king Pallavan Idaikazhi Nattukkon's alias Eran Suththi's wife Kulirkoil had gifted the images of Koothapiran / Natarajar, Umapattalaki. She also gave a gift of land for burning perpetual lamp in Palliyarai.
During Rajendra Chozha -I's period inscription ( 1028 CE ) records the endowment of supplying fire wood for 4 months starts from Karthigai and water from Panguni, by Anangur Velippakkizhan Arangan Namiyanandhi. For the same a land was purchased from Thirumangalakizhan Anunganaraiyan, who belongs to Vedal and gifted to the temple on madapuram.
The 1032 CE inscription records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamps by Kerala Periyaraiyan alias Thuttan Veerathungan, who belongs to Oyma nattu Munnur. For the same he purchased land from the sabha of Chozha Kerala Chathurvedimangalam alias Vedal and gifted to this temple as thevadhanam.
1043 CE inscription records the construction of the mandapam and made arrangement for conducting the celebrations of Margazhi Thiruvathirai and Chithirai Visu.
Another inscription records the endowment of burning 4 Lamps at Natarajar sannidhi and continue the worship by Malaiya Kulanthaka Periyaraiyan. For the same he had given 30 Panam to the maha sabha.
Rajenndra Chozha-I's period ( 1028 CE ) inscription records the construction of Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple.
Egg shaped stone with Rajendra Chozha-I's period inscriptions around the stone
LEGENDS
There are two Ambals, is one of the speaciality of this temple and one was damaged. As per Gurukkal, Lord Shiva came in the dreaam of the king asked the king who tried to remove the damaged one to replace with a new, whether he will change his wife if she gets hurt. So the King installed the new one near the old Ambal idol.
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Rishabam with balipeedam in an elevated level
Temple view
Dakshinamurthy - This might be installed at a latter stage.
Gajabirusta Vimanam huge crack from top to bottom The temple was constructed with brick
( Ambal Sannadhi )
Temple view from east
Two Amman idols - The taller Amman idol was damaged.
Temple complex view
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