The main purpose of the visit to this temple
was to see the Chozha period’s inscription Stone, which belongs to Sri
Karunakara Perumal Temple of the same village. The details of this inscription
and Sri Pazhandiamman are given below.
Moolavar :
Sri Pazhandiamman
Some of the salient features of this temple
are…
This temple faces east with a Trishul and a
Pavadairayar image stone in the form of kanthu. Vinayagars and Nagars are in
the mukha mandapam. It seems that the Vinayagars are made of sandstone.
ARCHITECTURE
The complete temple was built with bricks. The
temple consists of a sanctum sanctorum, an ardha mandapam, and a Mukha mandapam. The
construction may be compared with Grama Deities temples. There is no superstructure ie Vimanam above the sanctum sanctorum. A stucco image of Amman is on
the top of the Mukha mandapam. The roof is paved with stone slabs.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
There are two stones installed on the back side
of the temple. One of the inscription stones is like a pillar in a square shape. Also called as Thiruvazhikal - திருவாழிக்கல். On one side it has the inscriptions. The other side has the bas reliefs of the Chakra and two lamps ( Kuththu Vilakku on both sides of the Chakra ). A separate post was written for the Perumal Temple of the Same Village. Please click this link for the details of that Perumal Temple.
The Chozha King Rajaraja-III’s 17th reign
year inscription records some gift ….. to Payyanur alias Rajakesari
Chaturvedi Mangalam…to the god of Arulalaperumal by the King
( Madurantaka Poththappi Chozha…? ) alias Gandagopaladeva…
This inscription stone pillar is called locally
as Ennaikkal. When cattle are infected with deceases, a small cup of oil is
buried near this pillar. After that, it is believed that the cattle will get
cured. Locally this procedure is called akandam poduthal – அகண்டம்
போடுதல்..
The other stone is called
Vamana kal, ie, a basrelief of Maha Vishnu in the form of Vamana with an umbrella.
Usually, this type of Vamana kal is installed to mark the boundary of the land
gifted to a Maha Vishnu / Perumal Temple.
HOW TO
REACH
The Village Payyanur 96 is on the Tiruporur to
Mamallapuram road ( OMR ) and the Temple is about 500 meters from the main road.
This temple is about 9 KM from Thiruporur, 7 KM
from Mamallapuram, 18.4 KM from Kelambakkam, 46 KM from Tambaram 30 KM from
Chengalpattu, and 62 KM from Chennai Central.
Town buses are available from Thiruporur and
Nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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