The
visit to this Sri Kailasanathar temple at Kailasapuram, a part of Ananthapuram,
was a part of the "Gajaprishta Vimana" temples of Thondai Nadu visit on 4th
June 2023. This place is on the way from Vellore - Kannamangalam to Padavedu.
Thanks to Mr Sugumar Arul for taking me
to this temple. This temple is on a small hill.
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Moolavar: Sri Kailsanathar
Some
of the salient features of this temple are...
The
temple faces east. The temple tank is a naturally formed pond/tank between
rocks. The Gajaprishta Vimana temple was built on a small hill. The temple wall
and adhistanam stones are strewn around the temple. The Temple is under
palalayam and the poojas are done at the Ilangoil, where the moolavar and
Rishabam are made of wood. A Shiva and Parvati image was on the back wall
of the sanctum sanctorum. Shiva’s hands are found broken.
The
temple is under reconstruction, a replica of the original temple, and is expecting Kubhabhishekam.
Koshta Images
ARCHITECTURE
The original temple.....
The original temple was built with sanctum sanctorum and ardha mandapam, built in
Gajaprishta Vimanam style. The sanctum sanctorum is on a square base / upanam, and the sanctum sanctorum was built on a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathi,
three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts with vedika. The pilasters
are Brahma kantha pilasters. Kumbha panjaras are found between the Koshtas. The
prastaram consists of valapi, kapotam and Vyyalavari. The original temple above
the prastaram and some portions of the walls have collapsed. A damaged Shiva (Hands) and Parvati images are found on the back side of the Shiva Lingam. The
dismantled stones, which include jagathi, three patta Kumudam, pilasters,
Vyyalavari, and pranala / komukha, are strewn around the temple.
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The reconstructed
temple... The old temple was completely
dismantled after numbering the stones. While doing reconstruction, none of the
old stones are used. New stones are used, and a reconstructed replica of the original
temple is the Gajaprishta vimana temple. The back side koshta protrudes outside from adhistanam to the first tala. Kumbha panjaras with Kumbha latha are
between koshtas. A two-tala Gajaprishta vimanam is on the adhistanam. The
present prastaram does not have the vyyalavari. The vimanam above the prastaram
was constructed with brick and cement. No images are found in the tala and
greeva koshtams. From the upanam to the prastaram was built with stone.
New
koshta murtis, Shiva, and Parvati images are kept ready for installation.
Adhisthanam elephant bas-relief carving
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
This
temple was identified, and an article was published in Avanam 7, 1996, by Pa
The. Balaji, Chennai. The inscription belongs to 11th 11th-century Chozha’s
and Sambuvarayars are on adhistanam and pilasters. During our visit, we could
identify the Sambhuvarayar Period inscription in the heap of old temple
stones.
One
of the inscriptions records the endowment of burning a lamp and the donation
made to this temple.
A
Soola kal with moon and Rishabam with Kuththu Vilakku on one side, and a Trishul
is found on the other side. This
soolakal is installed in a field near the temple. The inscription records the
gift of land to the temple. The temple mentioned may be the Sri Kailasanathar
Temple.
A Soolakal near the temple (records the gift of land to the Shiva temple)
HOW TO REACH
This
place, Kailasapuram, is next to Anandapuram / Ananthapuram on the Kannamangalam
to Padavedu Road,
The
temple is 5.7 km from Padavedu, 12 km from Kannamangalam, 24 km from Arani, 36
km from Vellore Bus Stand, 32 km from Polur, 70 km from Tiruvannamalai and 157 km from Chennai.
The nearest Railway Station is Sedarambattu.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Palalayam temple
The dismantled, unutilized original temple stones
The dismantled, unutilized original temple stones
The dismantled, unutilized original temple stones
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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