The Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple is on the south
side of the village Kannigaipair, about 500 meters from the bus stop. The visit to this temple was part of the Gajaprishta
Vimana temple visit on 23rd August 2026.
Moolavar :
Sri Sundarara Perumal
Thayar :
Sri Sundaravalli
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple faces east with a balipeedam and Garudan.
Anjaneyar and Thumbikai Alwar are inside the temple immediately after the
entrance. Stucco images of Sundararaja Perumal with Sridevi and Bhudevi, and
Krishna with Bama Rukmani are on top of the open mukha mandapam. In the
sanctum, Moolavar Sri Sundararaja Perumal is in a standing posture with Sridevi
and Bhudevi. Utsavars are in front of the moolavar.
In the praharam, Thayar Sri Sundaravalli, Andal,
Nardhana Krishna (Nagar), Vishnu Durgai, and Kalyana Narasimhar.
Sri Sundararaja Perumal with Sridevi and Bhudevi
Sri Andal
Sri Kalyana Narasimhar
ARCHITECTURE
The temple was built with bricks and cement
concrete. The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam and padabandha
adhistanam with jagathy, muppattai kumudam. The bhitti starts with vedikai. The
pilasters are Brahmakantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and vettu
pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam. The superstructure, the
vimanam, is missing. The ardha mandapam is supported by Vijayanagara-style stone
pillars.
The mukha mandapam walls have stucco bas-reliefs of the Epic Mahabharata, in which Krishna advises Arjuna, and Kalinga Nardhana. The mukha mandapam
is painted with Maha Vishnu’s dasavatar.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple belongs to 09th to
10th century CE and later received contributions from the Cholas. The
present structure was constructed in recent years.
The Pallava king Aparajitavarman (?), reign
inscription on a slab near the well near the Sundararāja Perumal temple, seems
to register an endowment of gold entrusted with the sabha of the village by a
private individual, Sevviļai Nayagan, for burning a lamp in a temple (name lost)
at Kanrigai......in Pular-kōttam 1
References
ARE, 1949-50, no. 215.
The inscriptions of Pallavas by T V Mahalingam.
Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 18th
March 2023.
A Silver Kavacham for Sri Sundararaja Perumal,
weighing 3 kg 532 grams, was gifted to this temple by S Saravanan Mudaliar, S
Lalitha and S Abimaya family, and the same was handed over to the Trustees.
LEGENDS
Devotees worship Sundararaja Perumal and
Sundaravalli Thayar for a child boon, to get relieved from marriage obstacles,
etc.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted
on Vaikunda Ekadasi, Krishna Jayanti, Samsvastharabhisheka Mahotsavam,
Thirukalyana utsavam, and important Vaishnava functions.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to
10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs. Since the Bhattachariyar lives
adjacent to the temple, he may be contacted for poojas.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Bhattachariyar Thiruloganathan may be contacted
on his mobile number +91 9444972647 for further details.
E-mail: krishhari317@gmail.com
HOW TO REACH
The temple is about 500 meters from Kannigaipair
bus stop on Tirupati Road. City buses are available from Red Hills and Koyambedu. Andhra Pradesh buses pass through this village stops at Kannigaipair.
The temple is about 7.3 km from Periyapalayam, 18.3
km from Koyambedu CMBT, 18 km from Ponneri, and 25 km from Madhavaram Bus
Depot.
The nearest Railway Station is Ponneri.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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