Thiruverkadu Hero Stones & Thiruverkadu Panayaathamman Temple/ திருவேற்காடு பனையாத்தம்மன் கோயில், Chennai Metropolitan area, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

This Panayaathamman Temple at Thiruverkadu is on the banks of Holy River Cooum, where the river changes its course from west to east to North to south, considered to be an auspicious place. Sri Panayaathamman is a Villages Guarding Deity or Grama Thevathai.  The temple is under the control of Siva Sri Ananda Swamigal of Sri Panayaathamman Charitable Trust.

Moolavar  : Sri Panayaathamman

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple is facing east with the Sanctum Sanctorum. The Sanctum sanctorum is without Vimanam. Amman is in a Sitting posture with 4 hands. The upper hands are holding Damaru and Pasam and Lower hands are holding Knife and bowl. Amman’s Vahana Simham with a Trishul is in front of the temple.

Vinayagar with Nagars and  Navagrahas are in the praharam.

HERO STONES.

The specialty of this temple is the presence of 3 Hero stones. All three hero stones are erected facing North direction. These three hero stones are worshipped as Muniswaran, Katteri Amman, and Ondi Veeran Swamy.  All the three Hero stones may belong to the 14^th to 15^th Century, based on the style of inscriptions.

Muniswaran… This hero stone is a smaller one a Navakanda Hero Stone. The Hero is holding a knife ( Cutting the head ) in the left hand and the right hand is holding a sword, which is resting on the ground. The Hero wears ornaments and a half dress below the waist. A Broken piece of the hero stone with inscriptions is on the back side of the Hero Stone. The Hero must be a left-hander, based on the holding of the sword.

Katteri Amman …  Why this hero stone is identified as a female is not known. The hero is in a standing posture, holding a sword in both hands on the back side of the neck. He wears an ornament and a half dress below his waist. A kattar is tied to his hip. His tuft is straight and tied. The inscription is found on the back side of the hero stone.

Ondi Veeran Swamy...  The hero is in a standing posture with both legs bent on the right side, but his face is facing at the front. He is wearing ornaments on the neck and half half-dress below his waist. He holds the sword with two hands similar to the center hero stone. Some inscriptions are found on the band above the hero’s head.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since oru kala Pooja is conducted, the opening and closing the temple is unpredictable.

CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH

The Panayaathamman temple is about 50 meters from Thiruverkadu Shiva Temple, 1.3 KM from Devi Karumariamman Temple, 6 KM from Avadi, 12 KM from Koyambedu and 20 KM from Chennai Central Railway Station.

Nearest Railway Station is Avadi.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

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