This Sri Jalakandeswarar Temple at Mettupalayam,
Veeraraghavapuram, a part of Avadi is one of the ashta lingams around Thiruverkadu,
Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple, ie Eight Shiva temples on eight directions of Sri
Vedapureeswarar Temple. This temple is on the West direction.
Moolavar : Sri
Jalakandeswarar
Consort : Sri
Jalakandeswari
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple is facing east with out any proper temple like
structure. Moolavar and Ambal are in a Shed. Avudayar is little below the
ground level.
Vinayagar, Valli Devasena Subramaniar ( without images )are
on the back side of the shed. There are shrines for Chaithaya Devi, Swarna
Bairavar without images.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple don’t have a proper structure.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
It is believed the Shiva Lingam is more than 1000 years old
and the old temple was destroyed to age.
LEGENDS
It is also believed that this is one of the 108
Shiva Lingas installed and worshiped by Agasthiyar in Thondai Nadu.
During celestial wedding of Lord Shiva with Parvati,
all the Devas, sages, maharishis, Munis assembled at Mount Kailash. So the
earth on the north went down and south rose up. Seeing this Lord Shiva asked
Agasthiyar to go to south to balance the earth. On the way to Podhigai hill
Agasthiyar installed and worshiped Shiva Lingas on various places. After
installing a Shiva Linga at Thiruverkadu, the sage Agathiyar prayed Lord Shiva
for the darshan of Lord Shiva with Parvati’s kalyana / marriage kolam.
Immediately Lord Shiva gave darshan to Agasthiyar in kalyana Kolam. When
Parvati asked what will Lord Shiva do, if an ordinary devotee wishes to see
him...?. Lord Shiva immediately manifested himself in the form Shiva
Lingas on the eight directions around Thiruverkadu,
Sri Vedapureeswarar temple.
All the eight Shiva Lingas are….
SL No | SAPTA LINGAM | LOCATION |
1 | ||
2 | ||
3 | ||
4 | ||
5 | ||
6 | ||
7 | ||
8.A | at Chinnakoladi ( in the midst of fields ) | |
8.B |
Some Devotees believes that the Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple on the erikarai Shiva Lingam is the Esanya Lingam and not the one in the midst of the kazhani /field. Hence written the details of both the temples in separate posts.
Devotees worships Shiva to get rid of deceases, to get child
boon, to get wealth and prosperity.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Oru kala pooja is conducted and special pooja is conducted on
Sankatahara Chaturthi, Pradosham, Kiruthigai, Deipirai ashtami, Pournami, Maha
Shivaratri days etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since oru kala pooja is conducted, opening and closing of the
temple are unpredictable. Since there is no compound wall, one can have
darshan at any time.
CONTACT DETAILS
The temple’s priest S Karthikeyan’s mobile numbers +91
8056913263 and +91 9677267186 may be contacted for poojas and further
details.
Also these nos may also be
contacted +91 9941147160, +919600095466 and +91 9600194929.
The following Shiva Devotees of “AshtaLinga Sivanadiyarkal Sangam” may also
contact for more details..
M Periaswamy +919940054455
K Kumara Sivachariar +919176539026
V Mahendran +919380802626
HOW TO REACH
The temple is in an open area at Mettupalayam. The temple is
about 1 KM from Mettupalayam, 4.5 KM from Thiruverkadu, Sri Vedapureeswarar
Temple, 6.5 KM from Avadi, 17 KM from Koyambedu Bus Terminus and 23 KM from
Chennai Central station.
Nearest Railway station is Avadi / Thirumullaivoyal.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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