The Visit to this Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple at
Walajapet was a part of the Gajaprishta/Gajabrushta Vimana Shiva Temple and
Kanchanagiri Temples Visit around Walajapet, on 15th October 2023.
Thanks to Ramesh Krishnamurthy, who took me to these Temples. This Sri Kasi
Viswanathar Temple is on the main road in Walajapet, which is easily accessible
from the bus stand.
Moolavar :
Sri Kasi Viswanathar
Consort :
Sri Visalakshi
Some of the Salient features of this temple are….
The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. The entrance to the temple is on the South side after the Rajagopuram. Stucco images
of Shiva & Parvati as Rishabaroodar, Vinayagar, and Murugan are on the south
side entrance to the ardha mandapam. Balipeedam,
Dwajasthambam, Rishabam, Vinayagar, and Pazhani Andavar are on the east side
entrance. Dwarapalakas, Rishaba,m, and balipeedam are at the entrance of the sanctum
sanctorum. Moolavar is a little tall on a
round avudayar. In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and
Durgai.
In the inner praharam, Vinayagar, Nayanmars, Nalvar,
Chandran, Suriyan, Bairavar, Navagrahas, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena
Subramaniar, Shiva Lingam and Parvathavardhini
In the outer praharam, Utsava Mandapam (Navaratri
Kozhu function was in progress during our Visit ), Ardhanareeswarar, and Nagars.
Ambal Visalakshi is in the ardha mandapam facing
east with dwarapalakis. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala
and ardha mandapam. A 3-tier Stucco vesara vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum.
The Rajagopuram was built completely from base with
brick and lime mortar. It has some rare stucco images of Bhairava, Veerabhadra
with Daksha, Nandhi, Maha Vishnu’s various avatars on the east and west sides ),
Ravana Anugraha moorthy, Dakshinamurthy, etc,.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple may belong to the 15th
to 16th Century and the sanctum sanctorum might have been
reconstructed during the 19th to 20th Century. No old inscriptions
are found to prove its antiquity.
As per one of the small inscription tablets installed
at the entrance of Rajagopuram, the
Temple has been maintained by the Ayira Vaisya (Beri Chettiars) Community of
Walajapet, for the past 300 years. But when the temple was constructed is not
known. In 1936 CE Mr M Manickam Chettiar was the Managing Trustee of this
temple.
Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 02nd
September 1949, 09th September 1979, 17th April 2005, and
30th August 2018.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are
conducted on Sankatahara Chaturthi, Kiruthigai, Pournami, Somavaram,
Sukravaram, Theipirai Ashtami, Pradosham, 1st day of the month, Navaratri,
Aippasi month Annabhishekam, Maha Shivaratri, Arudra Darshan, etc,.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to
09.00 hrs and 18.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The Trustees may be contacted on the following mobile
numbers +919894756747, +919751196675, and +9194435422956 for further details.
HOW TO
REACH
This Temple is on the Madras- Bombay Trunk Road.
The Temple is about 4 km from Ranipet Railway
Station, 5 km from Chennasamudram Toll Plaza, 5.7 km from Arcot, 5.6 km from Ranipet, 29 km from Vellore, and
109 km from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Ranipet.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
South Side entrance
--- OM
SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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