The visit to this Sri Avudainambi Eswarar
Temple at Vadakkupattu, where the Archaeological Survey of India did excavations
in 2022, in Kanchipuram District, was part of the 601st week abhishekam, by the Ancient Shiva Temples, Sivamayam Group, on 10th May 2026. The temple is on the outskirts of the village Vadakkupattu, near the
Thamarai Kuttai (a small pond).
Moolavar:
Sri Avudainambi Eswarar
Some of the salient features of this temple are…
The temple faces east with a deepa sthambam and
Rishabam. Moolavar is on a square avudaiyar. The moolavar with avudaiyar is
about 6 feet tall.
There is no koshta and Parivara murtis.
ARCHITECTURE
The Shiva Lingam with Rishabam is installed in a Meta
colour sheet mandapam.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is claimed that the temple is 5000 years old, and
there is no evidence available to prove its antiquity. It is said that the
Shiva Lingam was unearthed from the pond and installed, just a few feet from the
present place. The same was shifted to the present position when the
surrounding land was taken over by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The excavation was carried out
for about 3 months, starting from 3rd June 2022. The excavation
was done in two places in the same village. The materials found belong to
the middle of the Stone Age (4000 BCE to 2000 BCE), stone tools, pieces of
ornaments in stone, glass, Gold, etc., bangle pieces, pieces
of Amphora & Row let potteries, pieces of
Roman potteries, terracotta dolls, terracotta seals, Iron articles /materials,
etc. Also, the base of the brick masonry structure was found in one
of the excavated pits. For the detailed post, please click this link.
In addition to the archaeological site, Ayyanar,
Srivatsam and a Pallava period Maha Vishnu sculptures are scattered around this
temple. From this evidence, a Shiva Temple and a Maha Vishnu temple might have existed in this place, maybe in the 8th to 9th century CE,
Pallava period. For the detailed post, please click this link.
Srivatsam
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from oru kala poojas, no special poojas are
conducted.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since the temple is in the form of a shed, darshan
of Shiva can be done at any time.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Poojari, Mr Saravanam, may be contacted on his mobile
number +918870545882 for further details.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is on the old Archaeological Site and
Tharamari Kttai of Vadakkupattu.
The place Vadakkupattu is about 4.7 km from Oragadam
to Singaperumal Koil, 8.4 km from Oragadam, 12.2 km from Singaperumal Koil, 19
km from Walajabad, 16 km from Chengalpattu, and 32 km from Tambaram.
The nearest Railway Station is Singaperumal Koil.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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