The visit to this Sri Annadhana Shiva Temple, at
Ariyathidal, Kumbakonam, was a part of the Shiva and Vishnu temple's visit on 08th
March 2025, the previous day of the “Sembiyan Mahadeviyar Temples Heritage Tour”
organized by கும்பகோணம்
வட்டார வரலாற்று ஆய்வு சங்கம், on 09th March 2025. Mathai Swamigal is also associated with this temple.
Moolavar : Sri
Sundareswarar
Consort : Sri
Meenakshi
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple faces west, with an entrance arch. A stucco image of Shiva and Parvati as Rishabaroodar is on the entrance arch. Balipeedam
and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar in the sanctum is on a raised platform. In koshtam, Vinayagar,
Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai.
In praharam Ambal, Chandikeswarar, Vara Siddhi
Viinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Nagars, Navagrahas, Chandran,
Suryan, Bairavar, Ayyappan, and Kubera Lingam without avudaiyar.
Ambal Meenakshi is in a separate sannidhi facing
south. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
ARCHITECTURE
The entire temple was built with bricks and concrete. The temple sanctum sanctorum and ardha mandapam. The sanctum
sanctorum is in a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, three patta kumudam, and
pattikai. The Bhitti starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha
pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and pothyal. The prastaram consists of
plain valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. One tala brick nagara vimanam is on
the prastaram. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are on the tala
and greeva koshtas. The sigaram is of the nagara style.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is believed that the Shiva Linga belongs to the 10th
to 11th Century Chozha period. Mathai Swamigal is also associated with
this temple.
A Shiva Lingam and the other deity images were
unearthed during the construction of the Rudramakali Amman Temple, which was abandoned hundreds of years ago. This abandoned Shiva Linga was moved to the present
place in stages, and a temple was constructed in recent years by Mr. Baskar. The
temple was consecrated on 16th September 2019.
Annadhana Sivan dedicated his life to feeding
thousands of Devotees and left his assets for this noble cause. His original
name was Ramasamy, hailed from Thepperumanallur, and he was born in the 1850s. He followed as
instructed by the Kanchi Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal. In 1909,
1921, and 1933, during Mahamaham festival days, Annadhana Sivan organised annadhanam for
lakhs of pilgrims. He was associated with Kanchi Mutt from 1916 to 1939 till
his death. Hence, the Shiva of this temple obtained the name of Annadhana
Shivan.
LEGENDS
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are
conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Sankadahara Chaturthi, Fridays,
pournami, amavasya days, etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to
11.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mr. Baskar, who did this reconstruction, resides in front of the temple. He may be contacted on his mobile number +919626865604 for further details.
HOW TO REACH
This place, Ariyathidal, is on the way to Nathankoil (one of the Divya Desam) from Kumbakonam, via Keelakorukkai.
The temple is 3.5 km from Nathankoil and 3.5 km from Kumbakonam.
The nearest Railway Station is Kumbakonam.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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