The Visit to Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple at
Aranthangi was a part of the Shiva, and Vishnu Temples of Pudukkottai and Sivagangai Districts Visit on 23rd & 24th September 2023. This
temple was once inside the Aranthangi Fort, built by the Aranthangi Thondaimans
who ruled this area under Pandyas and Vijayanagaras.
This place was also called Poigai Nallur and this temple is believed to be one of the Thevara Vaippu Sthalam sung by Thirunavukkarasu Swamigal ( in 06-70-11 ).
புலிவலம் புத்தூர் புகலூர்
புன்கூர்
புறம்பயம் பூவணம் பொய்கை
நல்லூர்
வலிவலம் மாற்பேறு வாய்மூர்
வைகல்
வலஞ்சுழி வாஞ்சியம் மருகல்
வன்னி
நிலமலிநெய்த் தானத்தோ
டெத்தானத்தும்
நிலவுபெருங் கோயில்பல கண்டால்
தொண்டீர்
கலிவலிமிக் கோனைக்கால் விரலாற்
செற்ற
கயிலாய நாதனையே காண லாமே.
புலிவலம், திருப்புத்தூர், திருப்புகலூர், திருப்புன்கூர், திருப்புறம்பயம், திருப்பூவணம், பொய்கை நல்லூர் ,திருவலிவலம்,
திருமாற்பேறு, திருவாய்மூர், வைகல் மாடக்கோயில்,திருவலஞ்சுழி, திருவாஞ்சியம், திருமருகல், திருநெய்த்தானம்
மற்றும் எல்லாத் தானங்களிலும், பெருங்கோயில்களிலும்
இராவணனைக் கால் பெருவிரலால் ஊன்றி அடர்த்திய கயிலைப் பெருமானைக் காணலாம்.
புலிவலம்,பொய்கை நல்லூர்-வைப்புத் தலங்கள்.
Moolavar :
Sri Kasi Viswanathar
Consort :
Sri Visalakshi
Some of the salient features of this Temple are...
The temple faces east with a 3 tier
Rajagopuram. A Vinayagar is in front of the Temple. Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are after the Rajagopuram. Stucco image of Shiva and Parvati as
Rishabaroodar is at the entrance of Ardha mandapam. Dwarapalakas are at the
entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is very small on a round avudayar. In
koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.
Nalvar, Ambal and Utsavars are in the ardha mandapam.
Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. In praharam, Vinayagar,
Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran
and Suriyan.
ARCHITECTURE
The architecture seems to be similar to the Pallava
period temples and Kodumbalur Muvar Koil constructed by Velir Kings. The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha
mandapam and open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a upanam, kapota
bandha adhistanam with vrudha kumudam. Sthamba panjaras are in between sala and
karnapathis. The Bhitti starts above kapotam. The pilasters are with square
base & Naga bandham, vrudha body, malai thongal, kalasam, kudam, lotus
petals mandi, palakai, Veera kandam, and poo mottu pothyal. The Prastaram
consists of lotus petals valapi, kapotam with plain nasi kudus & keerthi
mukhas. Yazhi vari is above the kapotam ie in Bhoomi desam. Makara thundam is
on the corners of Vyyalavari. No images were found in the 1st tala
Kostas and images are in Greeva Kostas. The Sigaram is of Nagara Style.
The temple was reconstructed in the 20th
Century. The original temple was built completely with stone from adhistanam to
Sigaram.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
Based on the inscription and construction the
temple may belong to the 12th to 13th century, Pandya Period, and the same was reconstructed without much modifications by Nattukkottai
Nagarathar. It was learned that this place was called Poigai Nallur during the Chozha period.
LEGENDS
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special poojas are
conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chaturthi, Panguni Uthiram,
Thaipoosam, Amavasya days, 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
HOW TO
REACH
This temple is on Kottai 2nd Street
( 500 meters from Aranthangi Check post bus stop ), about 1.4 KM from
Aranthangi Bus Stand, 14 KM from Avudaiyarkoil, 31 KM from Karaikudi and 416 KM
from Chennai.
Nearest Railway station is Aranthangi.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM
SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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