The
visit to this Sri Bathirakali Amman Temple at Kottaimedu, Komarapalayam was a
part of “Shiva, Vishnu, Amman Temples and Heritage sites from Komarapalayam to
Edapadi Visit” – On 19th May 2024. Thanks to ல மா செல்வராசு, one of my FB friends of
Komarapalayam for taking me to all these places.
This
place is called as kottai medu, since this temple was once in a kottai / fort.
But there is no kottai / fort exists.
Moolavar : Sri Bathirakali Amman
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple is facing north with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. A mandapam with trishuls,
Spears are in front of Rajagopuram. Swing / oonjal, Balipeedam and simham are
in front of the temple under a mandapam.
Dwarapalaka and Dwarapalaki are in front of the temple / sanctum sanctorum. Amman is the
sanctum sanctorum is with ashta bhujam, holding various weapons.
In
praharam Stucco horses and the images of Men, installed for prayer.
ARCHITECTURE
The
sanctum sanctorum is on a elevate level. A two tier salakara Vimanam is on the
sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
It was told that this Bathirakali Amman Temple was existed inside a fort at this place and the fort is existing now. But in remembrance of the fort, this place is called as Kottai Medu and Amman is called as Kottaimedu Bathirakali Amman. It
was told that the temple may be 200 to 300 years old. Basically this temple is
a Grama devata temple. The Dwarapalaka and Dwarapalaki images are unique in
this temple and usually this arrangement can be seen only in ancient and old
temples.
The
temple was constructed by J K K Natarajan Chettiar, with his own fund and
public money and maha kumbabhishekam was conducted on 07th June
1973. He was conferred with a title of Thirupani arasu and a sengol, by
Pazhaiya Kottai Pattakarar, N Nalla Senapathi Chakkaraui Mandradiyar, and this
was given away by the cine film actor Sivaji Ganesan. During that occasion
Kannapar statue was gifted by Thirumuruga Kirubananda variyar.
Thirupani
was started on 04th September 1968 and Maha Kumbabhishekam was
conducted on June 1973, 24th November 1997, and 28th October 2012,
LEGENDS
Since
this temple is one of the Grama devata temple, a guarding deity of the Village.
Devotees worships Amman to guard them from evil spirits, to get rid of pilli Suniyam, eval, deceases, etc.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Fridays and annual festival
days.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00
hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW
TO REACH
The
temple is 2 KM from Komarapalayam bus Terminus, 6 KM from Bhavani
Sangameshwarar Temple, 19 KM from Sankagiri and 18 KM from Erode Junction.
Nearest
Railway station is Erode 18 KM.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
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