The visit to this Sri Nandheeswarar Temple was a part of the "Shiva, Vishnu, Vinayagar, Murugan, Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples, and Amman Temples Visit in Adambakkam". After Vairava Eswarar Temple visited this temple near St Thomas Mount Railway Station. The temple has an entrance on the south and east sides. The details of this temple are taken from my earlier common post and written as a separate post.
South Side entrance
Moolavar
: Sri Nandeeswarar
Consort
: Sri Aavudai Nayagi
Some
of the important details are …..
The
temple faces east with an entrance arch on East and south Directions.
Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of The sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam Sri Narthana Vinayagar,
Dhakshinamoorthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.
In
praharam Sri Sundara Vinayagar, Nagars, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar and
Navagrahas. Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing South Ambal is in standing
posture with abhaya varada hastam.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple belongs to the 10th-century Chozha period and reconstructed in recent years. A separate inscription slab stone is installed on the back side of the temple. The details of the inscriptions (damaged in many places) are given below.
The Chozha King Rajaraja -I's 20th reign year ( 1005 CE ) inscription on a slab stone records the endowment of burning a lamp by Moolan alias Amuthamutharaiyan. For the same 90 saava moova peradu / ewes were handed over to Kalichinga Mandradiar to supply ghee for burning the lamp.
சோழ அரசர் முதலாம் ராஜராஜ சோழனின் 20 ஆவது ஆட்சியாண்டு ( 1005 பொயு ) ( சேதமடைந்த தனி பலகைக் கல்வெட்டு ) கல்வெட்டு, மூலனாகிய முத்தரையன் விளக்கு எரிக்க 90 சாவாமூவா பேராடுகள் கலிச்சிங்க மன்றாடியிடம் ஒப்படைத்து நெய் அளிக்க ஏற்பாடு செய்ததைப் பதிவு செய்கின்றது.
Ref:
Chennai Managar Kalvettukkaal ( சென்னை மாநகர்க் கல்வெட்டுக்கள் ) Dr Nagaswamy, Published by Tamil Nadu Government Archaeology Department.
The
temple became famous after Kanchi Sri Sankaracharya’s Visit.
The inscription is on a slab stone installed on the back side of the temple
LEGENDS
Sri
Birungi Munivar worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple and Shiva gave
darshan in the form of Nandhi. Hence the place was called Birungi
Hill latter it turned into Parangi Malai during the Britishers’ rule.
It
is believed that the temple was constructed by the Chozha king “Aadhani”
and the place was called Aadhani. Later the name turned to Adambakkam.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha
Shivaratri, Karthigai Deepam, Tamil and English New Year days, Vinayagar Chathurti, Thai poosam,
etc,.
"Mutrum
othuthal" is being conducted regularly by the Shiva Devotees.
THE
TEMPLE TIMINGS :
The
temple is kept open between 06.30 Hrs to 10.30 Hrs and 17.00 Hrs to 21.00 Hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS :
Sri
K Seetharama Gurukkal's Mobile number is +91 9841006251.
HOW
TO REACH :
100
meters distance from St. Thomas Mount railway station and the temple can be
seen from there.
Town buses are available from various parts of Chennai city.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
South side entrance
Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar Sannidhi - Gopuram was built with Brick
East side entrance
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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