The
Visit to these Veerabhadrar and Durgai sculptures at Perambakkam is on the way to Veerapuram and was a part of the Heritage Visit to Veerapuram in Chengalpattu District on 16th
April 2023.
Veerabhadrar… this
Veerabhadra is in worship under a metacolour sheet mandapam. Locals wrongly
identified this as Durga. Google Maps is also marked as the same. A Vinayagar is on
the left side of the entrance. A Shiva Linga and a Rishabam are on the right
side of the brick wall.
Veerabhadra
is standing in three banga posture.
Veerabhadra is wearing ornaments and padra kundala. He looks with protruding
eyes and canines /
கோரைப்பற்கள். He is with 4 arms holding a bow and arrow in the
upper hand and a Sword in the lower right hand. The lower left hand is resting on
something be thanda. Daksha with a goat's head is standing on his right side.
Kali Amman / Durgai…
Locals wrongly call her Veerabhadra and Google Maps marked it as Kali. ( as a
Local guide gave a request for a change of name ). Durga is buried up to hip
level in the ground. Durga is standing in a samabanga posture with 4 hands. While
the upper hand is holding Conch and Chakra, the lower right hand is holding a
sword and the left hand is kadi hastam.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
Based on the iconography, these two sculptures may belong to the Chozha period. Might have been brought and installed from
some dilapidated temple, nearer to this place.
HOW TO REACH
The above Veerabhadra and Durga are on both
sides of the road from Kudi Perambakkam to Narasamangala / Veerapuram.
They are about 4.4 KM from Anupuram Bus stop,
12.3 KM from Thirukalukundram, 26 KM from Chengalpattu Railway Station, 16 KM
from Mamallapuram, and 71 KM from Chennai
Central Station.
Nearest Railway station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
---OM SHIVAYA
NAMA---
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