The
Visit to this Sri Rudreswar Temple at Kudi Perambakkam 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.
Moolavar : Sri Rudreswar
Consort : Sri Rudrambigai
Some of the salient features of this temple
are….
On the left side of the entrance to the
complex, are the Vinayagar sannidhi, Venkatachalapathy & Padmavathy
Sannidhis, and Garudan sannidhi. On the left is the stucco image of Shiva as
Rudra and Agasthiyar. The main Shiva temple is facing east with a temple tank. A stucco image of Shiva and Parvati is on the top of the arch. The balipeedam and
Rishabam are in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum. Stucco images of Dwarapalakas
are on both sides of the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is a little tall.
In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai.
Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south.
Ambal Rudrambigai is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. In praharam,
Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, Chandran, Suryan and Nalvar.
ARCHITECTURE
The whole temple was built with bricks in
recent years. The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha
mandapam and a open mukha mandapam. The adhistanam is of simple pada bandha
adhistanam with vrutha kumudam. An eka tala nagara Vimanam is on the sanctum
sanctorum.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
It was said that the antiquity of the Shiva Lingam is
not known and abandoned near this place. A new temple was constructed in recent years. An old photo is hung on
the wall.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special poojas are
conducted on pradosam, Maha Shivaratri with Theppa Utsavam, Annabhishekam, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open between 6.45 hrs
to 12.45 hrs and 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 Kudiperampakkam is on the Anupuram
to Narasankuppam / Neikuppi road.
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.
Nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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