Sri Paramanandavalli Samedha Sri Pattamudeeswarar Temple ஶ்ரீ பரமானந்தவல்லி சமேத ஶ்ரீ பட்டமுடீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம். Pichivakkam, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Pattamudeeswarar Temple was a part of Temples Visit in Kanchipuram District, before attending the Uzhavarapani at Janamejaya Eswarar temple at Panambakkam and Palalayam function at Senji Panambakkam  Sri Kailasanathar Temple.

Moolavar  : Sri Pattamudeeswarar

Consort    : Sri Paramandandavalli

Some of the salient features of this are…

The temple is facing east with and entrance on the south side. Stucco images of Lord Shiva with Parvati as rishabaroodar, Vinayagar and Murugan are on the top of entrance arch. The temple is under palalayam. The inner praharam houses the Moolavar and Ambal sannidhi. Moolavar Shiva lingam is little big and Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. In Koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.  

In praharam, Vinayagar, Murugan, Valli Devasena Arumugar on Peacock, Maha Vishnu with his consorts Sridevi and bhudevi, Navagrahas, Bairavar, Suryan, Chandran and Donor with his wife. Ambal is in a separate sannidhi south. Balipeedam, Rishabam, Palalaya Temple, balipeedam, Rishabam and nandhavanam are in the outer corridor.

ARCHITECTURE

The Moolavar in main sanctum and Ambal sanctum are in the inner praharam and the roof is closed.  The main sannidhi consists of sanctum sanctorum and antarala. The sanctum sanctorum is on a padabandha adhisthanam.. The bhitti starts with vedhika and pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters. A Two tier stucco Dravida Vimana is on the prastaram.

The Ambal sannidhi was reconstructed with an old architectural style. The sannidhi consists of sanctum sanctorum and antarala. The sanctum sanctorum is on a padabandha adhisthanam with padma peetam, jagathy, threepatta kumuda and Pattigai. The Bhitti starts with vedhika, Vishnu kantha pilasters contains square base & Nagabandham, kalasam, kudam, lotus petals mandi, palagai, veera kandam and poo mottu pothyal. The prastaram is very simple and stucco two tier vesara vimanam is on the prastaram. Chozha period Virutha pillars with kalasam, thadi, kudam and vettu pothyals supports the Ambal sannidhi mandapam.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION

The original temple was constructed during Chozha period. This place Pichivakkam was called as Pichipakkam during 10th - 11th century and belongs to Thamar Kottam, the present Damal. ( Inscriptions are from Kanchipura mavatta kalvettukaL, by Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department )

Parthivendravarman's 13th reign year inscription ( 971 CE ) inscription records only the King's name and reign year. The details are not known.

Parthivendravarman's 10th reign year inscription ( 968 CE ) records Thamar ( Damal ) Kottam, Kamakottapurathu Pichipakkam a person called Asampuzhilai Alathur Kilavan Bhattan Mathiyarmirai, had constructed an Ambalam ( where the people sabha assemble ). For maintenance of this ambalam, a land measuring "RaNdeemukkalae Nalu mahani - இரண்டேமுக்காலே நாலு மாகாணி - was purchased from the Pichipakkam Villagers and gifted. 

The inscription without King's name and year, records the endowment of burning "Irandu Iruma Lamp - இரண்டு இருமா விளக்கு by Chozhakon Padugan and Adungooththan Padugan. For the same 68 Cows ( Inscription details mentions as Sheep, but inscription mentions as Pasu - Cow ). 

The fragment inscription without Kings name and year records the endowment of burning "IraNdu Irumavarai lamp - இரண்டு இருமா விளக்கு by Narayana.... For the same Saava moova peradu ( Sheep / Goat ) was gifted. 

Parthivendravarman's 10th Reign year ( 968 CE ) inscription records the some gift to this temple by, Kannampakizhan Bhoothi sarman, and his brother Nirupthiya sarman. The other details are not known. 

A 10th century inscription without king's name records the gift of Land called Ambalapatti after purchase to Ambalam, where the people sabha assemble.

As per the 19^th to 20^th century inscription records that the original temple was a brick temple and the same was reconstructed with stone by Venkatachala Mudaliar’s grand son and Venkatarama Mudaliar’s son with his own fund in 1914 CE. The inscription starts with சிவபெருமான் துணை..over which a Shiva Linga and Two Rishabams are engraved. 

The inscription reads as…

கலியுக சகாப்தம் 5015 சாலிவாகன ஸகாப்தம் 1836 ப்ரபவாதி சதாப்தம் …. ஆநந்த.. வையாசி மாதம் 28 குருவாரம் ரேவதி நக்ஷதிரம் கூடிய சுபதினத்தில் காஞ்சிமாநகரத்திர்கு வடபாலாய் தொண்டமண்டலம் பிச்சிவாக்கம் கிராமத்தில் அகிலாண்ட கோடி ப்றம்மாண்ட நாயகராய் யெழுந்தருளியிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ பட்டமுடியீஸ்வரர் பரமானந்த வல்லி சமேதராய்யிருக்கும் எங்கள் முன்னோர்களால் செங்கல்லினால் கட்டப்பட்டு செடிகள் முளைத்து கிலமாய் சிதைந்துயிருந்த ஆலயத்தை மேற்படி கிராமம் சிவ மதம் வேளாளகுலம் போதாயன சூத்திரம் செம்பவமார் கோத்திரம் வெங்கடாஜல முதலியார் சௌபேரனும் வெங்கட்ராம முதலியாருக்கு பௌத்திரனும் வெங்கடாஜல முதலியாருக்கு புத்திரனுமான ………. முதலியார் பொருள் சிலவு செய்தும் – ள-ள ஸ்ரீ செங்கற்பட்டு ஜில்லா கலெக்டர் ரைஸ்துரை அவர்கள் காஞ்சிபுரம் தாலூக்கா தாசில்தார் நரசிம்ம அய்யர் அவர்கள் இவர்களுடைய நன்முயர்ச்சியினால் மேற்படி ஆலயத்தையும் மஹாமண்டபம் நீரழிப்பத்தியையும்  தேவகோட்டை வயிரவண் ஆச்சாரி ஸ்தபதியைக் கொண்டு நூதனமாய் ஆன ந்த  வருஷம் .. வையாசி மாதம் 28ந்தேதி ஆரம்பித்து நளறா…  

   

LEGENDS

As per the legends, devotees worships Lord Shiva to excel in job positions, education, good job opportunity etc,.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from oru kal poojas special poojas are conducted on Aippasi Annabhishekam, pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, etc,.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since the temple is under palalayam, the opening and closing time are unpredictable and usual poojas are not conducted to moolavar and lamp is lit in Ambal’s sannidhi.

CONTACT DETAILS.

This mobile number may be checked +9195249 49373 and the key is available in the Village near the temple and they will help for darshan.

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Pichivakkam is about 1.8 KM from Poonamallee to Perambakkam main road.

This place Pichivakkam is 6 KM from Thakkolam, Poonamallee 42 KM from Poonamallee, 56 KM from Koyambedu, 27 KM from Thiruvallur, 60 KM from Chennai.

Nearest railway station is Thiruvallur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Donors

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Sri Beemeshwarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ பீமேஸ்வரர் கோயில், வளர்புரம் / Valarpuram, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Beemeswarar Temple was a part of Temples Visit in Tiruvallur District, before attending the Uzhavarapani at Janamejaya Eswarar temple at Panambakkam and Palalayam function at Senji Panambakkam  Sri Kailasanathar Temple. The main purpose of visit to this temple is to see a Pallava period Kotravai near the temple.

Moolavar  : Sri Beemeshwarar

Consort    : Sri Maragathavalli

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple is facing east on the banks of Valarpuram Eri. Since the temple is very small, there is no prahara. All the deities are installed inside the compound. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Vinayagar and Sri Valli devasena Subramaniar are on the left and right side of Sanctum Sanctorum. There is no murtis in koshtam. Ambal Maragathavalli is in a separate sannidhi facing south. Chandikeswarar and Chandran ( but wrongly written as Suryan ) are on the south east and north east corners of compound abutting the wall.

ARCHITECTURE

The Temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam and mukha mandapam.  The eri bund is above the sanctum sanctorum adhisthanam. So couldn’t asses the type of adhistanam. There is no Vimanam above the sanctum sanctorum. The front mandapam pillars are of square base with Nagabandham and vettu pothyal. The Pillars has the bas reliefs of Donors, Cow worship Lord Shiva, Kalinga narthanar, Monkey, Bhuta Ganas, Munis, Krishna, Solar / Lunar eclipse, etc,.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is claimed that the temple belongs to more than 2000 years Old, but there is no evidence to prove the same. As per the iconography of Rishabam and Chandran, the temple may belongs to 15^th to 16^th century and may be reconstructed during Nayakas period.    

LEGENDS

It was told that this temple’s legend is associated with Epic Mahabharata. The Pancha Pandavas during their exile, they lived around this place and Beema worshipped Lord Shiva of this Temple. Hence Lord Shiva is called as Beemeshwarar. Also further told that, some of the Villages around this place are in the names of  the characters of Epic Mahabharat.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from oru kala special poojas are conducted on pradosham and Maha Shivaratri days.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since oru kala pooja is conducted, the closing opening times are unpredictable. 9 During my Visit the temple was kept open after the Poojas around 08.00 hrs )

CONTACT DETAILS 

Phone number to Check +91 9025602544 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH

This Place Valarpuram is on the Poonamallee to Thakkolam Road via Perambakkam. All the City buses will stop at Valarpuram and the Temple is about 400 meters from the bus stop.

The temple is 5.6 KM from Mannur Junction, 10.00 KM from Sriperumbudur, 14 KM from Poonamallee, 28 KM from Koyambedu and 32 KM from Chennai Central.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE  : CLICK HERE

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Sri Nallinaikeswarar Temple/ ஸ்ரீ நல்லிணக்கேஸ்வரர் கோயில், எழுச்சூர் / Ezhichur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

மழுகலை யனலங்கையர்

செழுநீ ரலர்முடியினர்

தொழுமடி யார்க்கின்பினர்

எழுச்சூர் நல்லிணக்கரே

After Visiting Manimangalam Jyeshta Devi and Sri Varam Tharum Perumal Temple at Keel Padappai, my plan was to Visit Sri Nallinaikeswarar Temple at Ezhichur. This place was called as Samarapuri during 18^th- 19^th Century.

Moolavar  : Sri Nallinaikeswarar

Consort    : Sri Deivanayagi

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple facing east with a temple tank on the North side.  Stucco images of  various God and purana related are on the parapet wall of the temple complex. Balipeedam and rishabam, Bairavar and Navagrahas are in front of the temple. Dwarapalakas, balipeedam with Rishabam are in front of sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is of swayambhu on a round avudayar. In koshtam, Rathna Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

Ambal Sri Deivanayagi and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar are in the  Mahamandapam. In praharam, Vallalar sannidhi, Chandikeswarar, Gajalakshmi, Adhitanam of Sri Viyaasaala Saraswathi Swamigal (54^th Madathipathi ), Kannimoola Ganapathi, Loose and broken sculptures and Rishabams are under a tree near madapalli.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The adhithana is of simple padabandha adhisthana on a padma pedestal. The Adhisthanam consists of jagathy, muppattai kumudam and Pattigai. The Bhitti starts with vedhika. The prastaram is with valapi and kapotam. Lotus petals are in the kapotam.

A three tier Nagara Vimanam is on the prastaram. Stucco images of Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma and various deities are on the 1^st tier, 2^nd tier and greevam koshtams. Maha Vishnu and Brahma are with their consorts on the 1^st tier. Maha nasis are in the cordinal directions of Sigaram.

A 3 tier Vesara Vimanam is on the Ambal sannidhi and an eight sided sigaram of dravida Vimanam style is on Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar sannidhi.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION

As per Kanchipuram mavatta Tholliyal Kaiyedu..

The Parantaka Chozha-I's 13th reign year ( 920 CE ) inscription records this name of the place as "Velima nallur - வெளிமா நல்லூர்". Velima nallur was a Nadu in OoRRukattu Kottam during Chozha Period.  Also the inscription records the Moolavar of this temple as "Nal inakkeesvarar - நல் இணக்கீஸ்வரர்". The inscription also records that a person called Nochi Kizhan Kaliyaperumal had given gold to the Administrative in-charge of this region, for constructing this temple. Further mentions that if the temple was not constructed, Gold in terms of Manjadi  ( amount is not known ) has to be paid by the Nattar as a penalty.

 

A recent period inscription is available at Sri Shanmuga Vinayagar Temple on the north banks of Temple Tank ). As per the inscription this place was also called as Samarapuri.

After it has become dilapidated ( The Shiva Linga avudayar and Rishabam was found damaged condition ),  in 1896 CE, Kodi Samarapuri Mudaliar and his brother Shanmuga Mudaliyar reconstructed this temple through the sthapathi Ganesha achari. The above works were done through own fund of Kodi Samarapuri Mudaliar. The required stones were brought from Pattimalaikuppam alias Sankarapuram. New Shiva Lingam with Rishabam was made and installed.  In 1906 Arumugar and Tripura Sundari Amman idols are also made as new. Singara Mudaliar established the Navagrahas. Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted. The temple affairs were looked after by Samarapuri Mudaliar as a Trustee.

Due to various unknown reasons the Villagers didn’t liked  Samarapuri Mudaliar to continue as a trustee and filed a suit in Poonamallee and Thiruvallur Court. Eventhough the judgement has came in favour of Samarapuri Maudaliar, relieved himself from the trustee.

In 1918, with the same sthapathi, Vinayagar temple was constructed on the same place where his brother Shanmuga Mudaliar planted the sapling of Arasamaram / peepal tree and named it as Shanmuga Vinayagar Temple. The Vinayagar temple was consecrated on 11^th August 1920.

With the wishes of Samarapuri Mudaliar, his great grand son M Balasubramaniyar, established, Sri Kamakshi Amman Samedha Ekambara Nathar, Sri Srinivasa Perumal,  Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Sri Bairavar, Nagar, Sri Dakshinamurthy, Nardhana Ganapathy, Sri Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai are in the Shanmuga Vinayagar Temple and maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 13^th April 2009.

LEGENDS

Adhitanam of Sri Viyaasaala Saraswathi Swamigal (54^th Madathipathi ) is in the praharam and believed that Siddhars worshiping Lord Shiva of this temple in the form of snake. To prove the same, a Cobra was found inside the sanctum sanctorum and a picture is hung in the temple. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on pradosham, maha Shivaratri day, Panguni Uthiram Thirukkalyan peruvizha with thiruveethi uzha.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hsr to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The mobile numbers of  Mr Ramamurthy +91 96001 22162, Ramesh +91 97101 95191 and Muralidharan +91 96771 79420 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Ezhichur is is about 500 meters off from Ezhichur Road and Ezhichur is about 7 KM off from Tambaram to Kanchipuram viz Padappai. All the buses to Kanchipuram will stop at Kandigai.

The temple is  28.2 KM from Tambaram, 7.5 KM from Oragadam Industrial Hub, 32 KM from Kanchipuram and 60 KM from Chennai.

Nearest railway station is Tambaram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE  : CLICK HERE

Navagrahas

Vallalar sannidhi

Bairavar and Vinayagar

Dakshinamurthy - Maha Vishnu - Brahma

Chandikeswarar - Durgai

Abandoned idols and Sculptures

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