The visit to this Sri Kalahasthiswarar Temple at Sevvapet was part of “Gajaprishta Vimana Temples Visit, in Tiruvallur District” on 12th
April 2026.
Moolavar : Sri Kalahastiswarar
Consort : Sri Gnanaprasunnambigai
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces east, with an entrance from the south, the old entrance. Dwajasthambam,
Balipeedam, and Rishabam are on the east side of the temple. Dwarapalakas are at
the east side entrance. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of the sanctum
sanctorum. Utsavars are in the antarala. Moolavar is on a round avudaiyar. In
koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.
In the praharam, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas,
Bairavar, Nagars with Vinayagar, and Anjaneyar.
Ambal
is in a separate shrine that faces south in the ardha mandapam. Ambal is in a standing
posture with abhaya varada hastam.
ARCHITECTURE
The
total temple was constructed with cement concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala / ardha mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. The
temple was constructed in a Gajaprishta Vimana style from greevam to sigaram.
The sanctum sanctorum is square in shape on an upanam and adhistanam with
Jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts from pattikai
without vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahmakantha pilasters with kalasam,
kudam, palakai, and vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and
kapotam with nasi kudus. The vimanam above the prastaram is with one tala,
greevam, and sigaram. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma
are in the greeva koshtams.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
It was
said that the Shiva Lingam was worshipped under a thatched shed, without any formal structure.
Thinking that a Pallava-period, i.e., 8th- to 9th-century Shiva
Temple existed in the same place, the new temple was constructed in the Gajaprishta Vimana Style. Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted recently.
The
temple had both dry and wet lands, and details are inscribed on the entrance
wall, with survey numbers. It is said that efforts are underway to retrieve the
lands. The inscription records as follows…
The
trust deed for the administration of this temple is registered at the
Tiruvellore Sub-Registrar’s office on the 10th October 1907. As
document No 2514.
Signed
by C. Yetherajooloo Naidu.
Dated
April 1911.
Another
Telugu and Tamil inscription records the endowment of a Choultry, run by the Arcot Cotah
Kothandaraswamy Naidoo’s Charity Choultry, Sevvapet.
Endowments
of the said choultry.
- Properties described in a deed of trust executed by Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo and Cotah Varadappa Naidoo in favour of Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo and Cotah Varadappa Naidoo as Trustees, bearing 16th September 1914 and registered in the office of the Registrar of Madras and Chincleput as No 2552 in book 1, Volume 562, Pages 241 to 244 on the 18th September 1914.
- Properties described in a deed of trust executed by Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo in favour of Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo, Cotah Varadappa Naidoo, Janapala GajapathyRamaswamy Naidoo, and Motharapa Venucopaul Naidoo, as Trustees, bearing 16th September 1914 and registered in the office of the Registrar of Madras and Chincleput as No. 2551 in book -1, Volume 565, pages 231 to 234 on the 18th September 1914.
- The properties/ Lands details are given in Schedules 1 and 2.
LEGENDS
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Pournami,
Amavasya, Kiruthigai, Sankadahara Chaturthi, Panguni uthiram with thirukalyana
utsavam, Thaipoosam, etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
moring Pooja timings are 08.00 hrs to 09.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The archakars V D Mohan’s mobile number
+919840813056 and Balaji’s mobile number +919865407098 may be contacted for
further details.
HOW TO
REACH
The
temple is on the main road, Pattabiram to Tiruvallur, about 11 km from Pattabiram,
9 km from Tiruvallur, and 33 km from Koyambedu.
The
nearest Railway Station is Tiruvallur.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM
SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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