The
visit to Sri Mahavir Jinalayam at Peravur was a part of “Visit to Shiva, Vishnu,
& Jain temples and Christian Churches in and around Pondicherry /
Puducherry”, on 07th June 2025. It is said that about 25 Jain
families reside in this village, which includes the Vathiyar (Priest) of
this temple.
Moolavar:
Sri Mahaveer/ Mahavir
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Manasthambam
are in front of the temple. In the sanctum sanctorum, Mahavir is on a flat stone as a bas-relief. Metal articles, a Mahaveer idol, are in the ardha mandapam.
In the praharam, Mahaveer, Sri pada, a platform (Aiyyanar… Brahma Sastha in Jainism),
Parshvanathar, and Navagrahas (Tirthankaras of respective planet, in Jainism).
Tirthankara
ARCHITECTURE
The
temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, maha mandapam,
and an open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha
adhistanam with jagathy, threepatta kumudam, and pattikai. The pilasters are of
Brahma kantha pilasters. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with
nasikudus. The sanctum sanctorum was built with stone from adhistanam to the wall.
The nagara vimanam above the prastaram was built with bricks and cement
concrete. The vimana is two talas, including adhi tala. Tirthankaras are in the
tala and greeva koshtas.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTION
The
original temple belongs to the 11th century, Chozha King Rajaraja
Chozha-I’s period. It is believed that the Ulagapuram Sri Kailasamudaiyar temple
balipeedam and the Jinalaya balipeedam were gifted by the same person. Later, the temple received contributions from the Pandyas and the Vijayanagaras. The temple
might have been reconstructed during the 19th to 20th
centuries. Since the adhistanam is completely painted, I couldn’t see any
inscriptions.
விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம், திண்டிவனம் வட்டம், உலகாபுரம் கயிலாயமுடையார் கோவிலில் உள்ள பலி பீடத்தை சோழமான் என்கிற வேயன்
ஆடவனான வீதிவிடங்கன் என்பவர் அமைத்தார். இதன் காலம் 11ஆம்
நூற்றாண்டு. இக்கோவில் ராஜராஜனின் ஆரம்ப கால ஆட்சியில் கட்டப்பட்டது. இதே போல் பலி
பீடம் செய்வித்த செய்தி உலகாபுரத்தின் பக்கத்துக்கு ஊரான பேராவூரில் உள்ள சமண
ஆலயத்தில் உள்ள பலி பீடத்தில் ஒரு கிரந்த கல்வெட்டு உள்ளது.
The
temple was renovated by Bharat Varshiya (All India) Digambar Jain Maha Sabha,
with the blessings of Sri 105 Aryika Ganani Vijayamathi, Trustees, and Mathaji, in 1989.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular daily poojas, special poojas are conducted on Mahaveer Jayanti and all the other Jainism festival days.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs, and from 17.00 hrs to
19.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The
Vathiyar is residing in front of Rajagopuram, and may be contacted for darshan.
HOW
TO REACH
This
village, Peravur, is about 2.2 km from the Kiliyanur to Brahmadesam road, 3 km from the Ulagapuram Perumal temple, 10 km from the Tindivanam – Marakkanam Road, 18 km from the Tindivanam bypass road, 28 km from the Marakkanam bypass Bus Stand, and 34 km from the Puducherry Bus Stand.
The
nearest Railway Station is Tindivanam.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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