The
visit to this Sri Kumareshwar Temple at Kudiperumbakkam was a part of the Heritage
visit to Veerapuram in Chengalpattu District on 16th April 2023. Mrs. Manonmani guided me to go to this temple, which is on the way from Anupuram to Veerapuram. Both the Sri Rudreswarar and
Kumareshwar temples are in the same complex, and this temple is older than the Sri
Rudreswarar Temple.
Moolavar :
Sri Kumareshar
Consort :
Sri Thiripura Sundari / Thiripurambigai
Some of the salient features of this temple
are….
The temple faces east with Balipeedam and
Rishabam. Dwarapalakas, bas-reliefs of Vinayagar and Murugan as Mayil vahanan
are on both sides of the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam
Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.
Ambal Thiripura Sundari is in a separate
sannidhi facing south. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In praharam, Naga Lingam, Dasa bhuja (10 hands) Bairavar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, and Vinayagar.
Dasa Bhuja Bairavar
ARCHITECTURE
The original temple was built with stone up to the prastaram level, and the superstructure vimanam was of the vesara style. The old
pic also shows that the temple was built with a mandapam. The ardha mandapam/maha mandapam pillars
are vrutha pillars with vettu pothyal.
The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum,
antarala, ardha mandapam, maha mandapam, and open mukha mandapam. The sanctum
sanctorum was built with stone up to prastaram using the old stones, and the
vimanam was built with bricks in nagara
style. A two-tala nagara vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
As per the old photographs, the temple may be 200 to 300 years old. Only a 20th-century fragment inscription is
found on the mukha mandapam wall.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are
conducted on pradosam, Maha Shiva Ratri, with Theppa Utsavam, Annabhishekam,
etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 6.45 hrs
to 12.45 hrs, and from 15.45 to 20.45 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The mobile numbers +919443382502, +919894258935, +91
9884043242, and +91 9092697401 may
be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH
This place, Kudiperumpakkam, is on the Anupuram
to Narasankuppam / Neikuppi.
The temple is about 4.5 km from Anupuram, 11 km from Thirukalukundram, 15 km from Mamallapuram,
26 km from Chengalpattu, and 63 km
from Velacherry, Chennai.
The nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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