The
visit to this Sri Vana Durga and ruined Shiva Temple at Velliambakkam was part
of “Durga/ Korravai, Shiva and Maha Vishnu Temples around Vavdavasi” on 12th
September 2026. I
sincerely thank Mrs. Uma Jairam and Ramkumar Chandrasekaran for
taking me to these places.
SHIVA
TEMPLE
Moolavar : Sri Shiva
Consort : Sri Parvati
Some
of the special features of this temple are….
The
temple faces west and is in a dilapidated condition with a Thirukulam. The Shiva
Lingam and the koshta and Parivara deities’ images are kept around the Shiva
Lingam. The Rishabam is in front of Shiva. Ambal was made of green stone.
VANA DURGAI / KORRAVAI
(Ashtabhuja Durga)
This
Korravai is worshipped as Vanadurga. This small sanndhi is about 50 meters from
the Shiva temple. The Korravai is also worshipped. The Korravai is depicted with 8
hands, holding various weapons like a sword, shield, bow, arrow, shankha, Chakra, etc. Her vahana deer is shown on her back. Korravai
has karanda makuda and elongated earlobes. She wears a dress below her waist, and the frills are shown beautifully. A Navakanda bas-relief is on the right
side of her leg, and an adiyar worshipping posture is on her left side.
ARCHITECTURE
OF SHIVA TEMPLE
The
temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and a maha
mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum was built with double-walled stone, and
the ardha mandapam and maha mandapam are built with bricks and are in a later state.
No vimana was found, and the sanctum sanctorum was open to the sky. Since the temple
was in dilapidated condition, the Moolavar was outside.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
It
is said that the original temple belongs to the 8th to 9th
century Pallava period, and there is no inscriptional evidence found in this
temple. But as per the iconography of the Chandikeswarar, the experts believe
that the Chandikeswarar may belong to the 8th- 9th century
CE.
It
is also said that there are 8 small Shiva temples around this temple, and one
such place is now called Lingathu Kuttai, about a km from this place. Only
a Shiva Lingam exists there.
A Pallava-period Chandikeswara
LEGENDS
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
No
regular poojas are conducted, and special ones like Maha Shivaratri are conducted.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
Shiva Lingam is open to the sky and is open for darshan at any time.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW
TO REACH
This
place, Velliambakkam, is about 5.2 km from the Cheyur – Vandavasi - Polur Road,
8.8 km from Marudhadu, 16.4 km from Vandavasi, 17 km from Melmaruvathur, and 81
km from Tambaram.
The
nearest Railway Station is Tambaram.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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