The visit to this Sri Agastheeswarar
Temple at Karunilam / Karambur was a part of “Shiva & Vishnu Temples, Hero
Stones and Heritage Sites Visit”, from Ponmar to Karunilam, near Guduvanchery,
in Chengalpattu District on 24th October 2023.
This temple also called Ardhanareeswarar Temple is in the Southeast direction of the Village, in the midst
of paddy fields ( Kazhani – கழனி ).
Moolavar : Sri Agatheeswarar
Consort : Sri Akilandeswari
Some of the salient features of this
temple are...
The temple is facing east with
balipeedam and Rishabam. Moolavar is a little tall on a square avudayar. In
koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.
In praharam, Ardhanareeswarar (
Ardhanareeswarar is 4 hands on the right side holding Mazhu and Abhaya
hastam. On the left side all the features of Ambal with Pasam and varada hastam,
Dakshinamurthy ( facing South ), Chandikeswara, Navagrahas, Bairavar, Chandran, and Suriyan. A
Chandikeswarar is kept as a loose sculpture in the Nandavanam.
Ardhanareeswarar
Ambal
ARCHITECTURE
The complete temple was constructed
with bricks and cement concrete. The sanctum sanctorium is on upanam and the
adhistanam is of pada bandha adhistanam with threepatta kumudam. The prastaram
consists of Valapi, kapotam. An Ekatala vesara vimanam is on the sanctorum.
Shiva and Parvati, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma
and Durgai are on the greeva koshtam.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple may belong to the Chozha period, considering the iconography of Suriyan. The temple was
reconstructed in recent years.
Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on
06th May 2018.
Chozha Period Suriyan
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special
poojas are conducted on pradosham and Maha Shivaratri etc,.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
Since Oru kala pooja is conducted,
the opening and closing times are unpredictable.
CONTACT
DETAILS
Mr Murugan care caretaker may be
contacted on his mobile number +919551026081.
HOW
TO REACH
This place Karunilam / Karambur is
about 6.5 KM from Maraimalai Nagar, 8 KM from Singaperumalkoil, 19 KM from Guduvancheri, and 59 KM from
Chennai Central Station.
Nearest Railway Station is
Maraimalai Nagar.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Chandikeswaras
Iluppai Tree
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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