வாழ்வு ஆனவள் துர்கா வாக்குமானவள்
வானில் நின்றவள் இந்த மண்ணில் வந்தனள்
தாழ்வு அற்றவள் துர்கா தாயுமானவள்
தாபம் நீக்கியே என்னைத் தாங்கும் துர்க்கையே
தேவி துர்க்கையே ஜெய தேவி துர்க்கையே
தேவி துர்க்கையே ஜெய தேவி துர்க்கையே
The Visit to this Sri Pathala Ponniamman
Temple was missed during my earlier visit to the Temples in the Choolai area.
This temple is also one of the temples built on the banks of the Holy River
Cooum. Had the chance to visit this Temple on 25th August 2024, after visiting Sri
Nagalingeswarar Temple, a Private Temple on the South side of Poonamallee Road.
Main
Deity : Sri Pathala Ponniamman
Some
of the Salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. The temple is a little lower
than the road level. Sapta Matrikas, and Ashta Lakshmi images are painted on
the Mukha mandapam Ceiling. In Sanctum Sanctorum Ponniamman is in a sitting
posture holding a Trishul and Akshaya pathra. The lower hands are in abhaya
varada hastam. Ponniamman is in in peaceful mood. In koshtams, Dakshina Murthy,
Narayani, Brahmi, and Durga. Utsavar are in the antarala. Thulabaram is in the
mukha mandapam.
In
praharam, Vinayagar, Nagars, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Sapta Annanmars (
holding Shield in the left hand and Knife, Kodari Thandam, Sword, Aruva,
Trishul, and Gadha in right hands each). Two Shiva Lingas under the Peepal tree
and Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTURE
The
whole temple was built with bricks and cement concrete. The Temple consists of
Sanctum Sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and mukha mandapam. There are three
openings to access the ardha mandapam. A two-tier Salakara Vimanam is on the Sanctum
Sanctorum. Stucco images of Amman are on the tala and greeva koshtams.
Sri
Valli Devasena Subramaniam’s temple vimana was built in Dravida style.
Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar Sannidhi - Dravida Style Vimanam
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
It
is believed that the original temple maybe 200 – 300 years old and
reconstructed in the 20th century. Sri Pathala Ponniamman was
considered a Grama Thevathai Temple ( Village guarding deity Temple ) of
Purasaivakkam & Kilpauk.
Maha
Kumbhabhishekams was conducted on 30th August 1976, 31st
March 1997, 17th March 2008, and 1st May 2017. The 5-Tier
Rajagopuram was consecrated during the 2017 Maha Kumbhabhishekam.
LEGENDS
It
is believed that the Amman and Utsavar are got while digging a well for
irrigation purposes. Amman came on a devotee and said that She stayed for a
long time under this Pathala and waiting for the time to Come out. Hence Amman
is called Pathala Ponniamman.
It
was said that the Aadi month procession would take 6 months to complete, 100
years before, since it has to go to 70 villages around this area. During that
time, the procession will start with the offerings from the descendants, who
unearthed the idols from Pathala (Well). The Sthala Purana bas reliefs are on
the pillars of the mandapam. In addition to this, Shiva Parvati,
Dakshinamurthy, Natarajar, Durgai, Hanuman, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Kala Bairavar
are also on the pillars.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Fridays, Tuesdays, Amavasya,
Pournami, Kiruthigai, Pradosham, Sankadahara Chaturthi, Rahu Kala Pooja, and Sashti,
etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will kept open between 06.00 hrs to 11.30 hrs and 16.30 hrs to 20.30
hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The
landline number +91 4426612161
may be contacted for further details.
HOW
TO REACH
The
temple is on Barnaby Road, in Kilpauk.
The
temple is about 1.4 KM from Kilpauk Metro Station, 2 KM from Nehru Park Metro
Station, 1.5 KM from Chetpet Sub Urban Railway Station, 7 KM from Koyambedu Bus
Terminus, and 4 KM from Chennai Central Railway Station.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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