The
visit to this Sri Arnachaleswarar Temple at Puduchatram was a part of the Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram Districts, Shiva, Maha Vishnu, and Jain temples visit
on 2nd October 2025
Moolavar : Sri Arunachaleswarar
Consort : Sri Swarnambigai
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…
The
temple is on the roadside, faces east with an entrance arch. Stucco images of
Shiva & Parvati with Vinayagar and Murugan, Agni and Suryan are on the
arch. Painted Dwaraplakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is
small on a round avudaiyar. In koshtam
Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.
In
praharam Chandran, Suriyan, Vinayagar, Kasi Viswanathar with Visalakshi, Sri
Valli Devasena Subramaniar,
Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, Navagrahas, and Nagar.
Ambal
is in a separate sannidhi facing south. Ambal is short, in a standing posture
with abhaya varada hastam.
ARCHITECTURE
The
temple was built with bricks. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum and the ardha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a upanam, and pada bandha
adhistanam with jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The pilasters are
of Brahmakantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, mandi, plakai, veerakandam, and
vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. A
one-tala nagara vimanam, with greevam and sigaram, is on the bhumi desam. Maha
nasis are in the cardinal direction of the sigaram. Stucco images of Shiva,
Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the tala and greeva
koshtams. The Greeva koshta images are
in a standing posture.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
The
original temple belongs to the 12th to 13th Century, Chozha
period, and the front mandapam was constructed during the Vijayanagara period. In recent
years, the temple was re-plastered, some stucco images were added, and Maha
kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 19th November 2023.
LEGENDS
Once, there was an argument between Brahma, the
creator, and Maha Vishnu, the savior, about who was greater. To make them realize
their ignorance, Lord Shiva gave the darshan as a Shiva Jyothi/ a column of
fire, and asked them to find out the start and end of him. Maha Vishnu took the
form of Varaha and excavated the earth to find the start of Lord Shiva. Brahma
took the form of Bird Annam and flew up and up. Both Maha Vishnu and Brahma
couldn’t find the start and end of Lord Shiva and accepted Lord Shiva as the only
great of all and worshiped him.
It is believed that the colour of the Shiva
Lingam changes during Summer and winter.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha
Shivaratri, Vianayagar Chaturthi, Navaratri, etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and from 17.30 hrs to 19.00
hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW
TO REACH
The
temple is on Poonamallee to Tiruvallur main Road, 7.3 km from Thirumazhisai,
25.5 km from Sriperumbudur, 12 km from Poonamallee, 15 km from Tiruvallur, and
56 km from Kanchipuram.
The
nearest Railway Station is Tiruvallur.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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