STATE/ DISTRICT |
PLACE |
DESCRIPTION |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Bhoothapandi |
Bhoothalingaswamy Temple |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Chitharal |
Chitharal Jain Monuments |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Kurathiyarai, Thovalai |
A Rock cut Vishnu Cave temple |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Parthivapuram |
Shri Parthasarathy Temple |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Suchindram |
Thanumalayan Temple |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Thirunanthikarai |
Thirunanthikarai Cave Temple |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Thiruvattar |
Adhikesava Perumal Temple |
Kanyakumari Dist |
Thiruvithamcode |
Sree Neelakandaswamy Temple |
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Thursday 13 January 2022
Kanyakumari District Temples
Labels:
Kanyakumari,
Kanyakumari District,
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Temples & Sculptures
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Udayagiri Fort, உதயகிரி கோட்டை, Puliyurkurichi / Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu.
26th January 2020.
The visit to this Udayagiri fort at Padmanabhapuram
in Kanyakumari District was a part of Nanjil Nadu Heritage Walk organized by
Yaaooyaakay and Celebrate Kanchi in association with Tamil Nadu Tourism and
Development Department, Kanyakumari, scheduled on 24th to 26th
January 2020.
Udayagiri Fort was constructed with mud during the
reign of Venadu King Sri Vira Ravi Varma ( 1595 – 1607 CE ) and latter it was
reconstructed with stone in the reign of Marthanda Varma ( 1729 – 1758 CE ). The
matters of Nanjil Nadu made donations for the construction of this Fort. This
fort served as a cantonment under De Lannoy The Dutch Captain who was captured
as a war prisoner by Marthanda Varma and latter appointed as commander in-Chief
Military equipment including cannons. The cannons were manufactured and stored here. It
also served as a Jail, where the soldiers of Tipu Sultan’s forces were kept
towards the end of 18th Century CE.
De Lannoy, who served as a captain of the army under
the rulers of Travancore Marthanda Varma and Karthigai Thirunal Ramavarma, died
in 1777 CE, a memorial tomb was erected
for him in the Udayagiri Fort Campus and it bears the inscriptions in Tamil and
Latin languages. The emblem of the Dutch
Government is also found in this tomb. Near his tomb are also seen the
tombs of his wife Margarette De Lannoy and his son John De Lannoy and Peter
Flory, a second rank army General.
A Church was built
and roof was not erected. In side the Church there are tombs of De
Lannoy’s family and other people. In addition to this it was told that there is
a tomb for the Horses of De Lannoy.
1. Lannoy Tomb Inscription- டி லெனாய் சமாதியின் கல்வெட்டு வாசகங்கள்.
இந்த லொகத்திலே இருக்கிறவனெ கெள்
வெகுமானமுள்ள இசமானாகிய
யளவுஸ்தாக்கியு தெலலுவ திருவாங்கொட்டு
வலிய தம்பிரானுடைய
செனைப்படைகளுக்கெல்லாம் பிறதானமுமாகிய சீவவிய
கப்பித்தாருமாயிருந்து ( 37 ),
வருசமாக மிஞ்சின விசுவாசத்தொடெ
தம்பிரானைச் செவித்து
கிளக்கெயிருந்து வந்த படைகளிலெ நடத்தின
காட்டிகங்களல்லாமல் காயங்குள முதல்
கொச்சி வரைக்குந் திருமனதிலெ
காருண்ணியங் கொண்டும் ஆயுதங்களுடைய
பலத்தைக் கொண்டும் தம்முடைய பெர்
கீற்த்தியைக் கொண்டும் மாற்றானாக
வந்தவர்களை நடுநடுங்க விரட்டி அவர்களை
தம்முடைய இராசாவுக்கு
கீள்ப்படுத்திக் கொடுத்து இந்த வெகுமானமுள்ள சேவுகத்திலெ
சாகுமட்டு மிளைப்பாறாமல்
கஸ்த்திப்பட்டு சகல நன்மையு மடைகிறதுக்கு
பாத்திரவானுமாய் இருந்து
கிடாட்சத்திலெ நிறைந்து (62) வயசும் (5) மீ
சுகமெயிருந்து (1777) வரு சூன் மீ
(1) உ
மரணத்தை அடைந்து இந்த இடத்திலே அடக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறார்.
தமிள்க்கணக்கில் (952) வரு வைகாசி
மீ 22 ஞாயிற்றுக்கிளமை
ரா என்றறியவும். இவருக்காக
சறுவெசுரனைப் பார்த்து மன்றாடி பிராத்திச்சு இந்த
ஆற்றுமற்றுக்காக ஒரு பரமண்டல
மந்திரம் ஓதிக்கொள்ளவும்.
2. Lannoy’s Wife Tomb Inscription
பூலோகத்திலே பரதேசியா
யிருக்கிறவர்களே’
பாருங்கோ இந்தக் கல்லறையிலே
மிகவுங் கிற்திப்பட்ட பெரிய
கற்பித்தா(ர்) யெவ தாக்கியு
வெந்து நெ லானொயிஸ் பெண்சாதீயாகிய
மரிகாத் தெ லானையில் அம்மாளுடைய
யெப்போதும் தாரமாயத் தற்மங்கள்
செய்ததினாலே யெல்லாருடைய வாய்னாலே
யெழியவர்களுடைய தாயா ரென்று
பேர்பட்டவள்
(958) வரு ஆவணி மீ (29)
புதன் கிளமை மரித்து போனாள் யிந்த
புன்ணியவதியுடைய
ஆற்றுக்காக வேண்டிக்கொள்ளவும்.
3. De
Lannoy’s Son's Tomb Inscription
பூலோக்த்திலே பரதேசிக் கிறிஸ்தவனெ
நில்லு நினையுங்கோ
இவிடத்திலே யிருக்கிற
வலிய கப்பித்தாருட மகன் செறிய
கப்பித்தான்
(யு)வான் இஸ்தாக்கியோ வெந்தொ
தெல்னுவ (921)
வரு ஆவணி மாதம் (12) செவாயிக்
கிழமைக்கு பிறந்து
(940) வரு சித்திர மாதம் ( 920 ) உ
திங்கள்
கிழமைக்கு களக்காட்டுச் சண்டையிலே
காயப்பட்டு
( 941 ) வரு புரட்டாசி மாதம் (9) உ
சரீரம்
விழுந்து போகவும் செய்து அவருடய
ஆற்பனாவுக்கு உதவியாக
சறுவேசுவரனோடே வேண்டிக்
கொள்ளவும் ஆமென்.
4. பெதுரு புலோரி Tomb
வயசு (33 ) பரமண்டலம்
வேண்டிக்கொள்ளவும்
இந்தவிடத்திலே வெகுமானப்பட்ட
பெதுரு புலோரி (39) வருடம்
விசுவாசத்துடனே மகராசா அவர்களே
சேவித்து இந்த கோட்டைக்கு
ரணடாம் பேர் உத்தியோத்திலே
இருந்து ( 955 ) பங்குனி மீ (16) உ
பொதன் கிளமை மரணம் அடையிந்து
போனார் வயசு ( 55 )
5. W Rouse Cond Tomb
SACRED
To the memory of
The Rouse
Wife of W Rouse Cond
Who departed this life
22nd Dec 1811
Aged 60 Years
This Tomb has been erect
(ed )
By the desire of her Dought
(er )
Mrs Jane Leonard
6. Captn. A r. Hughes infant sons.
Here lie the
Remains of the
Infant son of Captn. A.r. Hughes
5 Reign : N:1
Born March 16: and
Died July 31. 1812
Also of a second on
Alex Radford
Born March 12: and
Died Octob: 7 : 1813
7. Major. tomb
இந்த யிடத்தில்
அடக்கப்பட்ட சரீரம் திருவதங்கோட்டு
ராச்சியத்தில் சங்கை
பொறந்த முடிதரிக்கப்பட்ட
மகாராசர் அவர்கள் படை
றாணுகளில் மேசர் பிக்கசர்சாற்றிகள்
வுரெட்டு அவர்கள் வெகு
நாளாய் சேவகத்தில் சேவித்து
யிருந்து (978) வரு
புரட்டாசி மீ (11) மரணமடைந்தார்.
In addition to this there are two tombs. They belongs to Shree
Mudiyil M K Kesava Pillai, who died in 1968 and his wife Mrs M K Kesava Pillai alias
L Gourikutty Amma, died on 19-07-1971. M K
Kesava Pillai and his wife, who was the custodian of this property until the
Tamil Nadu government acquired this for social forestry. This Fort was a gift from the
then Maharaja to Divan Peshkar of Travancore Sree MK Kesava Pillai, now a case
is still pending at Chennai against the acquisition.
The Fort is under the Control of Forest department and
a Bio diversity Park is functioning inside the Fort. There is a Temple also at
the entrance of the Fort.
HOW TO REACH:
Udayagiri fort is about 500 meters from
Padmanabhapuram.
Padmanabhapuram is
18 KM from Nagercoil, 40 KM from Kanyakumari, 102 KM from Tirunelveli,
275 KM from Madurai and 800 KM from Chennai.
LOCATION OF THE FORT : CLICK HERE
The Horse Tomb
The way to De Lannoy Church
Fort wall
Fort wall
A Temple at the entrance of the fort
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
Monday 17 February 2020
Thiruvithamcode Arapally / Royal Church / Thomaiyar Kovil / St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Thiruvithamcode, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu.
26th January 2020.
The visit to this Christian Church at Thiruvithamcode
in Kanyakumari District was a part of Nanjil Nadu Heritage Walk organized by
Yaaooyaakay and Celebrate Kanchi in association with Tamil Nadu Tourism and
Development Department, Kanyakumari, scheduled on 24th to 26th
January 2020.
This was the 2nd temple’s visit on the third day after
Thiruvithamcode Sree Neelakanda swamy
Temple. This place is being spell in different ways such as Thiruvithancode,
Thiruvithankodu, Thiruvithamcode, etc.
THIRUVITHAMCODE ARAPPALLY - Usually the word Aram is used in Jainism and
Arapalli is that one, School which teaches,
good habits. Jainism was flourished in Kanyakumari, especially between 3rd
Century to 7th Century. During that time Jain monks practiced
thanams / gifts like Education, food,
oushadham / medicines. Jains calls these are Aram – அறம். Since St Thomas also teaches the principles of
Jesus, this place / Church might have been called as Arapally.
The Church claims to be the world’s oldest living churches in India and believed to be built by St. Thomas, known
as the apostle of India in 57 CE ( Actual year is not known ) and the Cross was
carved by him. The Church is being called in different names like Thomaiyar
Kovil, St. Marry’s Orthodox Church, Amalagiri Church and Thiruvithamcode Arappally.
It is also believed that this Church was built
during Kerala King Perum Chottu Uthiyan
Cheralathan. But there is no evidence to prove the same. The church might have
been built in different stages. The entrance arch is built with stone beams and
pillars. The beam has the bas-relief of Cross and two persons in worshiping posture. A
small cross is on the top of the arch. A Kerala style stone lamp is erected
after the entrance arch. The alter is very simple. The main alter portion was
built with granite stones quarried locally. The alter portion and prayer hall are supported with pillars & pothyal /
Capital ( like Hindu Temples ). The roof
is slope on both sides and paved with mangalore tiles. The entrance to the
prayer hall from front hall is with stone door jambs and the lintel has the
Christian related bas-reliefs. There are two side entrances near the alter portion. The Church is 45 ft in
length, 15 feet wide and 10 feet high.
The Church’s Alter, baptism basin and incense burner
are believed to be from Portuguese. On all the three sides new building like,
residence, assembly hall, library and office rooms were built. A stone Cross of about 20 feet tall with a
pedestal is erected in front of the Church. Jesus life incidents are carved on
the pedestal. In Additions to this there is a tomb on the right side of the
Church. The names of past Pastors, Rev. Fr Yacoob, Rev. Fr. Alexander, Rev. Fr. Konattu Yacob, Very Rev. Fr. K V Gheevarghese Ramban, 14-07-1890 - 16-07-1970 are inscribed on a single tomb.
A single grave of the past Pastors
As per the Historians the original Church was built
under the patronage of King of Thiruvithamcode. The same was found dilapidated
condition about 80 years back and the same was reconstructed to the present
state by the late Rev. Fr. Koottumkal Geevarghese Ramban. It is told that this
Church was reconstructed more than 5
times. This Church is being maintained by Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. On
16th December 2007, Catholicos of East, Baselios Marthoma Dydimas
I, declared as a St. Thomas International Pilgrim Centre.
CONTACT
DETAILS.
The land line +91 4651 250 216 may be contacted for
further details.
HOW TO
REACH:
The Place Thiruvithamcode ie about 2 KM from Thuckalay,
25 KM from Nagercoil, 35 KM from Kanyakumari, 107 KM from Tirunelveli, 260 KM
from Madurai and 800 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Nagercoil.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
A New building
A Stone bowl
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
Labels:
Christianism,
Kanyakumari,
Kanyakumari District
Sunday 16 February 2020
Sree Neelakanda Swamy Temple / Parithipani Mahadevar Temple, Thiruvithamcode, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu.
26th January 2020.
The visit to this Sri Neelakanda Swamy Temple at
Thiruvithamcode in Kanyakumari District was a part of Nanjil Nadu Heritage Walk
organized by Yaaooyaakay and Celebrate Kanchi in association with Tamil Nadu
Tourism and Development Department, Kanyakumari, scheduled on 24th
to 26th January 2020.
This was the 1st temple’s visit on
the third day. This place is being spelled in different ways such as Thiruvithancode,
Thiruvithankodu, Thiruvithamcode, etc. Thiruvithamcode was the Capital city of the
Thrippapur Swaroopam or Nanjil Nadu,during Venad Kings rule.
Moolavar
: Sri Neelakanda Swamy
Some of
the salient features of this temple are....
The
temple is facing east with an entrance mandapam. The temple tank is on the
right side.The temple complex consists of a Shiva Temple and a Vishnu Temple. Dwajasthambam
and balipeedam are in front of the mukha mandapam. The base of the dwajasthambam
has the small brass idols. The mukha mandapam entrance 4 pillars has the
sculptures of Arjunan, Karnan / Bheeman
and Dwarapalakas. Nandhi is in the artha mandapam. Moolavar in the
sanctum looks cute. There is no images in the koshtam. There is no separate
sannadhi for Ambal. Natarajar is in the inner prakaram, facing south.
Vishnu
temple is on the left side of the Siva Temple with Sanctum Sanctorum,
artha mandapam and an inner prakaram. This Vishnu temple also has a separate
Dwajasthambam and balipeedam.
ARCHITECTURE:
The
Sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and artha mandapam. The entrance
to the artha mandapam is from three sides. The devotees are allowed up to east
side of the artha mandapam entrance. The sanctum sanctorum is on a simple
pathabhanda adhisthana. Inner prakaram is closed on the top. The prastaram is
of kapotha style with kood. In the mukha mandapa thulabharam. The outer walls of
the temple are extended like a porch and supported with ladies with lamp /
Pavai vilakku. On that once sculpture is a pregnant lady.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple is believed to be constructed during 8th to 9th Century Aay Kings period. The mukha mandapa was constructed during 16th to 17th
Century. Inscriptions are found on a boulder near the sanctum and north side of the adhishtanam.
The 12th
Century Sundara Chozha Padyan’s inscription the boulder records the gift of
gold to burn a perpetual lamp at Thirumuthancode Mahadevar.
On the
north side sanctum wall, the inscription records the gift of buffaloes to burn
perpetual lamps to Lord of this temple. There is no mention about the
King's name.
FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Pradosham,
Annual festival and Maha Shivaratri are conducted in grand manner. Utsavar will
be taken in procession on elephants, during annual function day which will be
held between Dec- Jan. Maha Shivaratri
day devotees used to pray at 12 Shiva Temples, by run called Shivalaya ottam.
There are 12 Shiva Temples
around Kalkulam namely, Thirumalai Mahadevar Temple, Theekurichi Mahadevar
Temple, Thirparappu Mahadevar Temple, Thirunanthikarai Sri Nandeeswarar Temple,
Ponmanai Theembilangudi Mahadevar Temple, Thirupandripakam Shiva Temple, Kalkulam
/ ( Thiruvithamcode ? ) Neelakanda Swamy Temple, Melangode Shiva temple,
Thirupandricode Mahadevar temple and Thirunattalam Sankara Narayanar Temple. On Maha Shivaratri day devotees used to run and worship all the
temples shouting “E Gopala, e Gopala,.... Govinda.." Usually the run will start from Thirumalai Mahadevar Temple and finishes at Nattalam Sankaranarayanar temple, thus covering a total distance of 110 KM.
LEGEND:
It is believed that Vyaghrapada, Maha Vishnu and
Sages worshiped Lord Shiva of this
temple.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 05.00 hrs to
11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
HOW TO
REACH:
The Place
Thiruvithamcode ie about 2 KM from Thuckalay, 25 KM from Nagercoil, 35 KM from
Kanyakumari, 107 KM from Tirunelveli, 260 KM from Madurai and 800 KM from
Chennai.
Nearest
Railway Station is Nagercoil.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE
Arjuna & Karna / Bheema
Dwarapalakas
Mukhamandapam bas-relief
Mukhamandapam ceiling bas-relief
MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE
Hanuman and Garudan
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
Labels:
Kanyakumari,
Shiva Temples,
शिव मंदिर
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