The Visit to this Sri Jayamkonda
Soleeswarar Temple at Nemam, near Karaikudi was a part of Shiva and Vishnu Temples
of Pudukkottai and Sivagangai Districts Visit on 23rd & 24th
September 2023. This Jeyangkonda Soleeswarar
Temple is one of the 9 Shiva temples of Nattukottai Nagarathars in Sivagangai District. This place was once called Niyamam.
Moolavar : Sri
Jayamkonda Soleeswarar / Chozheeswarar
Consort :
Sri Soundarya Nayaki
Some of the salient features of this Temple are...
The temple faces east with a 5-tier
Rajagopuram. Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are after the Rajagopuram
under mandapam. The south side of Rajagopuram is of 3 tiers. Dwarapalakas,
Vinayagar and Subramaniar are on both side entrance of the ardha mandapam.
Utsava Murtis and Natarajar are in the ardha mandapam. In koshtam, Vinayagar,
Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.
Ambal Soundarya Nayaki is in a separate sannidhi
facing east. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In paraharam, Vinayagar, Murugan, Somaskandar,
Nalvar, Kasi Viswanathar, Visalakshi, Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Maha Lakshmi,
Durgai, Saraswati, Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran and Suriyan.
Maha Lakshmi, Durgai, Saraswati.
ARCHITECTURE
The Temple complex consists of Shiva and Ambal
temples on a raised platform. The
Shiva’s temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha
mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam and adhistanam. The adhistanam
is with jagathy, Kumudam, and pattika. The bhitti starts with vedika. The Kostas
are of sala & padra Kostas with silambu / kadaka kumudam. The pilasters have
with square base & naga bandha, kalasam, kudam, lotus petals mandi,
palakai, and Pushpa pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi with madhalam,
kapotam with nasi kudus. The Nasi kudus are the images of various
deities. The paraharam / corridor or the
circumambulation path is very similar to the Rameswaram temple. The pillars
are with Shiva, Ambal’s various forms. Vinayagar, Murugan on peacock Shiva as
Rishabaroodar and Pichadanar, Mahishasuramardini, and various deities around the
Dwajasthambam mandapam are worth seeing. 12
Rasi bas reliefs are in the ceiling after the Rajagopuram entrance.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
This
is one of the 9 Shiva temples of Nattukottai Nagarathars. As per the Sivagangai Mavatta Tholliyal Kaiyedu, this place was called Nemam,
in the name of King Nemarajan. There was a Fort built in this area, and
there was a saying about the fort “Neman Kottaiyo… Eman Kottaiyo -நேமம் கோட்டையோ ... எமன் கோட்டையோ”. Nemarajan
was killed by his brother Soundara Pandian.
This
temple was gifted to Nattukottai nagarathars by Soundara Pandian in 1714
CE.
This
temple may have been constructed during the beginning of the 20th Century.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special poojas are
conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chathurthi, Amavasya,
Pournami, Nataraja Abhishekam, Ashtami theipirai, Navaratri, Sashti, Panguni
Uthiram, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to
11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The landline number +91 4577 264190, may be
contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH
This Sri Jeyangkonda Soleeswarar Temple at Nemam
is about 3 KM from Kundrakudi Murugan Temple, 8 KM from Sri Vairava Swamy
Temple at Vairavanpatti, 11 KM from Sri Kotravaleeswarar Temple, Kovilur, 15 KM
from Karaikudi Bus stand.
The nearest railway station is Karaikudi.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Rishabaroodar Sculpture & Painting (below )
Brahma & Ardhanareeswarar
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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