Sunday, 21 April 2024

Rock Horse / Stone Horse / Kalkuthirai / கல் குதிரை, Chellandi Amman Temple / Sellandi Amman Temple, Pachal, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to Sri Sellandi Amman and the Stone Horse at Pachal Village was a part of the Namakkal District Temples and Heritage Sites visit on 23rd February 2024. Thanks to Mrs. Sakthiprakash who accompanied me to this Visit. 


This Sellandi Amman temple is on the banks of Pachal Lake facing North. Dwarapalaka and Dwarapalaki are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum.

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam. A salakara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. The temple belongs to the 11th to 12th Century Chozha period and the same was reconstructed during the Vijayanagara period. Some of the inscription stones are misplaced.




STONE HORSE / ROCK HORSE
The Horse is sculpted out of a single stone, in a standing posture facing east. This rock horse looks similar to the real horse. The horse head with protruding tongue, teeth, nose holes, Small bells on the neck, the Simha medallion on the neck, and a mala with human faces around the neck. The saddle with step & Kunjaras, the center supporting pillar reliefs, its tail, and the pedestal dwarf are beautifully carved out of a single stone.    







HOW TO REACH
This temple is on the south banks of Pachal eri about a km from the Village. The Village Pachal is about 2 km off from Salem - Namakkal- Thuraiyur road, 8.7 km from Rasipuram, 24 km from Namakkal, and 35 km from Tiruchengode and Salem.
Nearest Railway station is Rasipuram. 

LOCATION OF THE ROCK HORSE: CLICK HERE







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