Arulmigu Sayi Sametha Sri Kadantheertha Perumal Temple / சாயி சமேத ஸ்ரீகடன்தீர்த்த பெருமாள் கோயில் / ஸ்ரீருணவிமோசன பெருமாள் கோயில் / Keerapakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Aingolamalai Sri Runa Vimosana Vishnu also known as Kadantheetha Perumal Temple on Aingolamalai, was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples, Pallava & Chozha inscriptions stones and Heritage sites Visit near Keerapakkam in Chengalpattu District on 18^th February 2024. This temple was built on the top of the Aingolamalai.

Moolavar   : Sri Runa Vimosana Vishnu

Thayar      : Sri Runa Vimosagi Maha Lakshmi

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple is on the top of the hill facing east with Garudan in front. Stucco images of Maha Lakshmi, Maha Vishnu, and Sai Baba are on the top of the mandapam entrance. Sri Runa Vimosana Vishnu, Sri Runa Vimosagi Maha Lakshmi, Sai Baba, Venu Gopalan, Krishna as a Child in a cradle, and Anjaneyar are in the mandapam. 

Sri Runa Vimosana Vishnu

Sri Runa Vimosana Vishnu

 Maha Lakshmi

Krishna

ARCHITECTURE

The total complex was built with bricks and cement concrete. The Runa Vimosana Perumal Temple is in the middle and Saibaba sannidhi is on the left side and Krishna sannidhi is on the right side. All the three sannidhis are built in a row facing East. The Maha Vishnu sannidhi is with a Eka tala vesara Vimanam. The Saibaba Sannidhi is a cone-style Vimanam similar to the Shirdi Saibaba temple.

LEGENDS

Some of the specialties of this Hill temple are, special poojas that will be conducted to get rid of debts/loans, A Parihara Sthalam for Rahu and Ketu, a temple with two Saibaba Vigrahas of one in granite Stone, a separate sannidhi for Sani Bhagwan, and Saibaba Temple on the Hill in Tamil Nadu.

 Little Krishna in the cradle 

Saniswaran

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Vaikunta Ekadasi, Krishna Jayanthi, Hanuman Jayanthi, Rama Navami, etc,.

Hanuman

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open during morning hours between 08.00 hrs. to 11.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The mobile number +919360677305 may be contacted for further details.  

HOW TO REACH

The temple is on the top of the Aingolamalai hill. 

The City Buses Tambaram to Kandigai 55 D and 55K will stop at Keerapakkam Perumal temple and from there Ingolamalai is about a KM.

The temple is 6 KM from Rathinamangalam bus stop on Vandalur – Kelambakkam Road. 16 KM from Vandalur, 14.5 KM from Kelambakkam, and 19 KM from Tambaram.

Nearest Railway station is Vandalur.

LOCATION OF  THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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Saibaba Temple / Keerappakkam / சாய்பாபா கோயில், Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Aingolamalai Saibaba Temple Aingolamalai was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples, Pallava & Chozha inscription and Heritage sites Visit near Keerapakkam in Chengalpattu District on 18^th February 2024. This temple is built in the middle of the Aingolamalai.

Moolavar   : Sri Sai Baba

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces East with a Vinayagar sannidhi and a Fireplace for Cooking.

ARCHITECTURE

The whole temple was built with Bricks and cement concrete. The temple consists of only a sanctum sanctorum and mandapam. Vimanam was built, cone style similar to Shirdi Saibaba Temple.  

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Thursdays and are similar to Shirdi Saibaba Temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs. to 11.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs. to 19.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The mobile number +919360677305 may be contacted for further details.  Alternatively, these numbers +919841203311 and +91 4448589900 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple is on the middle part of the Hill, Aingolamalai.  

The City Buses Tambaram to Kandigai 55 D and 55K will stop at Keerapakkam Perumal temple and from there, Ingolamalai is about a KM.

The temple is 6 KM from Rathinamangalam bus stop on Vandalur – Kelambakkam Road. 16 KM from Vandalur, 14.5 KM from Kelambakkam, and 19 KM from Tambaram.

Nearest Railway station is Vandalur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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Aingolamalai Aingolaeswaran kovil / ஐங்கோலமலை ஐங்கோலேஸ்வரன் கோவில், Keerapakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Aingolamalai Aingolaeswaran Temple was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples and Pallava & Chozha inscriptions Visit near Keerapakkam in Chengalpattu District on 18^th February 2024. This Shiva temple is in the middle of the Aingolamalai in Keerapakkam Village.

Bairavar in sitting posture 

Moolavar   : Sri Aingola Eswaran

Consort     : Sri Aingola Eswari

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple faces east with balipeedam and Rishabam. Vinayagar and Sani Bahavan, are on the base of the Middle Hill. Moolavar is on an elevated Level. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of moolavar. Dakshinamurthy, Bairavar ( in sitting posture with Dog’s bas relief on the base ), and Navagrahas. All the Navagrahas are facing Moolavar. Sani Bhagavan is in a Gajaprishta Vimana Temple.

ARCHITECTURE

There is no formal temple constructed. The total temple is in a meta-colour sheet shed.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Since oru kala pooja is conducted, no other special poojas are conducted.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since the total temple is in a meta-color sheet shed, opening and Closing times are not applicable.

CONTACT DETAILS

The Mobile number +918825652549 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple is on the middle part of the Hill. Just a walkable Distance from Saibaba Temple, leaving the vehicle at Saibaba Temple.

The City Buses Tambaram to Kandigai 55 D and 55K will stop at Keerapakkam Perumal temple and from there, Ingolamalai is about a KM.

The temple is 6 KM from Rathinamangalam bus stop on Vandalur – Kelambakkam Road. 16 KM from Vandalur, 14.5 KM from Kelambakkam, and 19 KM from Tambaram.

Nearest Railway station is Vandalur.

LOCATION OF  THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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Eri maintenance Kambavarman and Sundara Chozha Inscriptions, Keerapakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Pallava and Chozha period inscriptions, for the upkeep of the tank, on a boulder was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples and Pallava & Chozha inscriptions Visit, near Keerapakkam in Chengalpattu District on 18^th February 2022.

These Pallava and Chozha period inscriptions are inscribed on a boulder found in the midst of the fields. The Pallava period inscriptions are found on the east side of the boulder and Chozha period inscriptions are found on the top of the same boulder. The Chozha period inscription is inscribed with lines on the top and bottom. These inscriptions are inscribed for the endowment of up keeping of the tank and the donations made.  

ARE, 1934-5, no. 20, This place Keerapakkam was called Kirappattur during Pallava Period. This inscription belongs to the Pallava King Kampa Varman’s 17^th reign year. Found damaged, in many places. It seems to register a gift of 20 kuļi of land for the upkeep of the tank at Kiraippättür by ......di Sankan.

Pallava period inscriptions

Pallava period inscriptions

ARE, 1934-5, no. 21, This inscription on the top of the same boulder belongs to Rajakesarivarman’s  ( Rajaraja Chozha ) 17^th reign year. Records the gift of valamañji due on the lands at Kiraippāttür belonging Kumarandai Irěvanan of Nayaru in Nāyaru-nădu of Pular-kõttam, by his wife Kandi for the upkeep of the local tank.

Chozha's inscription

Chozha's inscription

Chozha's inscription

As per SII-Volume – XIII

Like the above, this is also evidently an inscription of Sundara-Chôļa, because of its high regnal year and similarity of writing. It registers the gift of the valamañji ( income derived ) from the tank called Tikkiri-eri in the village Kiraippättür ( Kirappakkam ), which belonged to Kumārandai Irēvanan of Nayaru in Nayaru-nādu, a subdivision of Pular-köttam by his wife Kandi, who should have inherited his property, in favor of the Urar of the village for the ( improvement of the ) tank. This valamañji is probably the same as the fee or toll välamañjādi mentioned in the Könerirajapuram inscription of Madhurāntaka Uttama-Choļa ( S.1.1. III, p. 311 ) and in the Tiruvalangadu Plate (ibid., pp. 391 and 436).

Reference:

ARE, 1934-5, no. 20 & 21.

LOCATION OF THE SLAB STONE: CLICK HERE

A round well near the inscription boulders

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Tamil Grantha inscription, Keerapakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Pallava period inscription stone connected to Jainism was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples, Pallava & Chozha inscription stones and Heritage sites Visit near Keerapakkam in Chengalpattu District on 18^th February 2024.

This inscription stone was erected by a Merchant / Traders  Army Group, for the construction of Jain Temple at Keerapakkam. The inscription stone consists of Merchant Group symbols in the form of bas-reliefs and inscriptions. The bas reliefs are on the upper part and Inscription is on the lower part of the inscription Stone. The symbols/bas relief consists of a Horse rider, Horse, Aruva, Poorna Kumbha, lamps, and other articles, which are meant for sale. Some of the Jainism Symbols are also found on the boulder near this inscription stone.

Both the constructed temple and the Yapnaiyasangha, a sect of Jainism, are extinct now.  

This the 9^th to 10^th century CE, Sanskrit – Grantha inscription on a slab stone at  Keerapakkam Village. The inscription records the construction of the Desavallabha - Jīnālaya to the north of Kıraippākam by Amaramudalaguru, a disciple of Mahaviraguru of the Yapanīyasangha and the Kumili - gaņa, who also made provision for feeding the members of the sangha.

Reference:
ARE, 1934-5, no. 22.

LOCATION OF THE SLAB STONE: CLICK HERE

Jainism symbols on a boulder near the inscription stone 

Jainism symbols on a boulder near the inscription stone 

Jainism symbols on a boulder near the inscription stone 

Jainism symbols on a boulder near the inscription stone

 

A similar inscription with bas relief at Vedal 

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