The
visit to this Sri Ilupaipoovaneswarar Temple, alias Sri Poo Vaneswarar Temple at PooIluppai, a small Village, a
part of Karumbakkam near Thirukalukundram in Chengalpattu District, on 25th
January 2026, in connection with the 586th week abhishekam organised by the Ancient Shiva Temples, Sivamayam Group.
Moolavar : Sri Ilupaipooaneshwarar
Consort : Sri Poovachi Amman
Some
of the salient features of the temple are...
The
temple faces east on the banks of the temple tank. Balipeedam and a Rishabam
are in the mukha mandapam. Vinayagar and Balamurugan are on both sides of the
sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar
is on a round avudayar. Shiva and Parvati (May be Chandrasekhar) cheppu image
is in front of moolavar. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy,
Mahavishnu, and Brahma.
In
praharam Chandikeswarar and Ambal Temple
Ambal
Sri Poovachi Amman is in a separate temple that faces south with sanctum sanctorum
and antarala. A balipeedam and Simham are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Sri
Poovachi Amman is in a standing posture. The pasa and angusam are in the upper hands.
The lower left hand is in varada hastam, and the right hand holds a lotus
flower. In koshtam Vaishnavi, Durga, and Brahma Devi.
Bala Murugan
Chandikeswarar - Maha Vishnu
Dakshinamurthy
ARCHITECTURE
The
total temple was built with bricks and concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum
sanctorum and an open mukha mandapam. An ekatala vesara vimanam is over the
sanctum sanctorum. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are on the
greeva koshtam.
The
compound wall of the temple is incomplete with a plinth beam due to a shortage of
funds.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTION
The
temple was constructed in recent years. It is said that the Moolavar was taken
from the temple tank during the process of cleaning the tank. Initially, it was decided to
provide only a shed, but the present structure was built due to God’s grace,
with the funds mobilised through the trustees. Before Maha Kumbhabhishekam, it was decided to call Shiva Sri Karungaleeswarar, and an invitation was also printed, but it was changed to the present name in
relation to the name of the village (Pooiluppai) as Sri Ilupaipoovaneswarar, through an astrologer cum cowrie shells.
The Ambal temple was constructed with the funds donated by the K V Ganesh family from Madurai.
On 3rd September 2019, an inscription tablet installed outside the temple records the endowment of doing daily poojas by Siva A. Bakthavachalam till the sun and moon exist through the interest from the deposit of Rs 100000, made in Thiruporur Indian Bank. Also, he donated a Panchaloka Pradosha Murti’s image to this temple at Rs 40000.00.
LEGENDS
It
is said that any type of snake or poisonous creature bite will not harm
anybody in this village.
The
legend behind this goes like this… This place was once with Iluppai trees (Mahua
Trees), and the flowers were sent to Thirukalukundram Sri Vedhagiriswarar Temple.
One day, an Andhanar who came to collect the flower died due to a snake bite.
When the temple authorities came to know this, they prayedto Shiva. Shiva gave a
boon that, thereafter, no people will die due to the snake or poisonous
creatures within the boundary of the village. It is further said that there
were many instances of people bitten by the snakes who survived in this village.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from oru kala poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri,
Pournami, Vinayagar Chaturthi, Thai Poosam, etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will open in the morning hours for oru kala pooja.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The
mobile numbers of Mr Saravananan, +919600997516, or Mr Sabarinathan, +919629474232, may be contacted for poojas.
The trustee, Mr Thiyagarajan, may be contacted on his
mobile numbers +919840234803 and +919171626243 for further details.
HOW
TO REACH
The
village Pooilupai, a part of Karumbakkam, is about 1 km away from Chengalpattu –
Thiruporur Road, 12 km from Thiruporur Kandhasamy Temple, 9 km from
Thiruvadisoolam Shiva Temple (Thevara Paadal Petra Sthalam), 17 km from
Thirukalukundram, and 16 km from Chengalpattu.
The
nearest Railway Junction is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Iluppai Tree - Madhuca
longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the
central, southern, north Indian plains and forests, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. It is commonly known as madhūka, mahura, madkam, mahuwa, Butter
Tree, mahura, mahwa, mahua, mohulo, Iluppai, Mee, or Ippa-chettu. The oil
extracted from the seeds was used for lighting lamps in temples during ancient
times.
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