This
Sri Perumbakkeswarar Temple is a part of Sri Pazhandi Amman, A Grama Thevathai
temple of Perumbakkam, near Medavakkam.
Moolavar : Sri Perumbakeswarar
Consort : Sri Meenakshi
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…
The
temple faces east with a temple tank on the back side of the temple.
Balipeedam and a rishabam are under the open mukha mandapam. Stucco
Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of Sanctum Sanctorum. Utsavars and Natarajar
are in the antarala. Moolavar in the sanctum Sanctorum is on a square avudayar.
In Koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, and Brahma.
In
Praharam, Vinayagar, Nalvar with stucco image of Karaikal Ammaiyar and Kannappa Nayanar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Saraswathi, Bairavar
and Navagrahas.
Ambal Sri Meenakshi is in a separate sannidhi facing South. Amba is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
ARCHITECTURE
The
whole temple was built with Bricks and cement concrete. The temple consists of
sanctum sanctorum, antarala and a open mukha mandapam. Meenakshi Sundareswarar
Kalyana kola stucco image is on the top of the entrance to the sanctum
sanctorum. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhistanam on a Padma peedam,
with jagathy, muppattai kumudam, and pattikai.
The
bhitti starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters with
kalasam, kudam, palakai, Vettu pothyal. The Deva koshtas are padra koshtas. Stucco
images of Dakshinamurthy with Sanakatha Munivars are on the top of the Dakshinamurthy
koshtam. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus.
The
Vimanam above the prastaram is of Nagara style with one tala, greevam, and
nagara sigaram, Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma
are in the tala and Greeva koshtams. Maha Nasis is on the cardinal directions
of the sigaram.
The
Mukha mandapam pillars are yazhi pillars. Mukha mandapam Ceiling and side
walls are painted with 3 D Shiva Lingam, Nalvars, Shiva’s family, Natarajar,
Annamalaiyar with Unnamalai, Maha Lakshmi, Durgai and Saraswathi.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
During
my last visit in 2018, this Shiva temple was under Palalayam. The details are written in a separate post. The Shiva Linga of Sri Meenakshi Sametha Sri
Perumbakka Eswaran is kept inside a shed. On the back side, there is
an Adhi Shiva Linga under the clutches of the peepal tree’s roots. The
construction of the new Shiva temple was stopped for want of money. It was
planned to construct separate sannadhis for Sthala Vinayagar, Bala Murugan,
Amman Sannadhi, Bairavar, Navagrahas, Iyappan, Vishnu, Somaskandar, Suryan,
Chandran, Natarajar, Annapoorani, Chandikeswarar and 5 tier Rajagopuram.
Again
visited the temple on 7th April 2024. The construction of the present
temple was completed and Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted during the month of
September 2023. The Nalvar sannidhi was built and consecrated on 20th
March 2024 and mandala poojas were in progress during my visit.
Some
of the Old History of this temple are…
This
place in Perumbakkam was called Jayangonda Chozha mandalathu, Kulothunga Chozha Valanattu, Puliyur Kottathu Perumbakkam, during the Chozha period.
Some Experts believe that the recorded temple vide A.R. No. 207, 208, and 209 of 1961-62, may
be this one, based on the Shiva Lingam, which is under the clutches of Peepal
tree roots and the Rishabam. But many refer to Sri Agastheeswarar Temple at Sithalapakkam ( previously known as Perumbakkam ), since the record refers to Agastheeswarar Temple.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS:
The
temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs. to 12.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs. to
20.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS:
The
trustee Mr A Rajasekar may be contacted on his mobiles 9841082724 and
8056109893 for further details.
Alternatively, Secretary Mr. Shankar Aravamuthan +9198400 09956
may be contacted.
HOW
TO REACH:
Perumbakkam
is in the south part of Chennai, about 2 KM from Medavakkam Junction, 12 KM
from Velachery MRTS Station,11.3 KM from Tambaram, and 20 KM from Kilambakkam
Bus Terminus.
Town
buses are available from various parts of Chennai City.
Nearest
Railway station is MRTS Velachery.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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