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Friday 1 September 2023

Pallava period Hero stone / Veerakallu / Nadukal, Ongur, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu

This Hero stone’s iconography is very much similar to Pallava period Hero stone. The hero is in standing posture holding a sword in the right hand and a bow in the left hand. The sword is on the opposite direction to the Hero. The Hero stone is badly eroded condition.  

This Hero stone belongs to 9th Century CE with two lines inscriptions. We couldn’t find out the meaning of the inscriptions except two names of Ko KoRRan  and his son’s name as Ooran. The inscription reads as ….
  1. கோ கொற்றன்  
  2. மகன் ஊறன்
Ref:
நடுகற்கள்
ச. கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE         : CLICK HERE

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA --- 

Tuesday 4 January 2022

Ancient Aadinath Bhagwan Temple, Marangiyur, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Ancient Aadinath Bhagwan Temple, Marangiyur was a part of Shiva temples and a Jain Tirthankara visit at Emapur and Marangiyur on 10th December 2021. The Marangiyur and Paiyur Villages, are on the island formed by the river Thenpennai River  and this temple is on the banks of northern side of the river. 

This Adinath Tirthankara is in a small mandapam facing east. There is no lanchanam to identify the Tirthankara as Adinath Tirthankara. The Tirthankara is in sitting posture with Mukkudai, and ashoka creepers are above his head. An olivattam / halo is on back of his head. Samaratharis are shown on both sides.  A Thindu is also shown on his back. As per the experts this Tirthankara  belongs to 14th to 15th Century.

மாரங்கியூர் தென்பென்னை ஆற்றின் போக்கால் வெள்ளகாலங்களில் இயற்கையாக அமைந்த தீவு. அதன் வடக்கு கரையில் இத்தீர்த்தங்கரர் ஒரு மண்டபத்தில் அமர்ந்த நிலையில் இருக்கின்றார். லாஞ்சணம் எதுவும் காணப்படவில்லை. ஆதலால் இத்தீர்த்தங்கரார் யார் என இனம் காண முடியவில்லை. தலைக்கு மேலே முக்குடை, ஒளிவட்டம், அசோகா கொடிகள், சாமரதாரிகள், முதுகின் பின்புறம் ஒரு திண்டுடன் காணப்படுகின்றார். உள்ளூர் மக்களால் விபூதி அணிவித்து ஒரு இந்துக்கடவுளாக வணங்கப்படுகின்றார். இவர் 14 அல்லது 15ஆம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சார்ந்தவராக இருக்கலாம் என்பது ஆய்வாளர்களின் கணிப்பு ஆகும்.
 

HOW TO REACH
The temple at Marangiyur is 11 KM from Thiruvennainallur, 26 Km from Tirukoilur, 34 KM from Villupuram and 197 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway station is Villupuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

Monday 3 January 2022

Sri Ramalingeswara Temple / Parvathavarthini Sametha Ramalingeswara temple /பர்வதவர்தினி சமேத ராமலிங்கேஸ்வரர் கோயில், மாரங்கியூர் / Marangiyur, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Parvathavarthini samedha Sri Ramalingeswara temple at Marangiyur was a part of Shiva temples and a Jain Tirthankara visit at Emapur and Marangiyur on 10th December 2021. The Marangiyur and Paiyur Villages, are on the island formed by the river Thenpennai River. This temple is on the banks of northern side of the river. 




Moolavar  : Sri Ramalingeswarar
Consort    : Sri Parvathavarthini

Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The original temple is under palalayam, moolavar, Ambal, Rishabam / Idabam are kept in langoil and worshiped. Vinayagar, Jyeshta Devi with mandhan and Mandhi, Saptamatrikas, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Lakulesar ( one of the Lakulesar found in Tamil Nadu ), Pichadanar are in front of the Ilangoil. The temple is facing east with Balipeedam and Rishabam.  Vinayagar and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar is on the west side of the temple. Ambal sannidhi is in the Maha mandapam. The original Dwarapalakas are in front of the Selva Vinayagar Temple of the same Village.

ARCHITECTURE
The dilapidated temple is under reconstruction. The new temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a padabandha adhisthana with jagathy, threepattakumudha, and Pattigai. The Bhitti starts with vedhika. The koshtas, karnapathi and salaipathi in bhitti are formed with the brahmakantha pilasters. The pilasters consists of , thamaraikattu, kalasam, thadi kudam, mandi,  palakai, veerakandam and pothyal. 

The prastaram is with valapi and kapotham. A single tier nagara vimana is over the bhoomi desam. Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma are on the vimanam.



A shrine may be for navagrahas 
Vinayagar Shrine
Murugan sannidhi


Moolavar sannidhi

LAKULESAR… The presence of Lakulesar sculpture  in this temple  shows that Lakulisa Pasupata sect worship was practiced in this area and the temple might have been managed by Pasupatha mutt. Pasupata sect worship was started by Lakulesar from Gujarat, when Jains movement was on the upperhand in southern region. Kapalika and kalamukha sect worships are formed from Pasupata sect. This Lakulesar sculptures is one of the 13 sculptures found in Villupuram district.

Lakulesar


HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The river Thenpennai was flowing near Thiruvennainallur till few hundred years before ( Now a branch of Thenpennai called Malataru is flowing near Thiruvennainallur ). During flood, the river changed its course and destroyed the temple and the village completely and this place was also formed an island. This place was once a big Village has shrink in to a small Village now.

From 97 CE to 953CE, till Parantaka Chozha’s period, Malayaman kings ruled this area keeping Kiliyur as their Capital. In that Kiliyur Peruman was the first King and his descendants are called as Kiliyur Malayamans. Kiliyur Poovan Marudhan alias Azhwan Angahara Malayaman ruled Sithalingamadam, Rajendra Chozha Sethirayan ruled Perangiyur and Vikrama Chozha Vanakularayan ruled Marangiyur. 

It is believed that the original temple was built during Pallava period and the same was reconstructed as a stone temple during Chozha period. The reconstruction of the destroyed temple due to flood in Thenpennai river is in progress. 

Totally 27 inscriptions are recorded from this temple and published in Annual Report on Epigraphy 1935 – 36. As per the inscriptions this place was also called as Koodal Ilaadaipadi Rajendravala Nattu Brahmadeya Nel Vaipakkam alias Rajendrasinga Chaturvedi Mangalam. And Lord Shiva was called as Ramalingeswarar and Thiruvirameswarar.

Thiribhuvana Chakravarthy  Rajamahendradeva’s 4th reign year rule ( 1062 CE ), inscription records the endowment of sacred bath, worship and burning lamps by the Rajendrasinga Chathurvedi mangalam sabha. For the same 500 kuzhi land was gifted to this temple.

Kulothunga Chozha’s period inscription records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamp by Karumanickan Thiruvekambamudayan alias Kandradhita Pallavarayan ( a head of Kilar Kotrathu Kilinallur ), for the same Cows were gifted.

Vikrama Chozha’s 15th reign year ( 1133  CE ) inscription records that 4 people had sold 10 ma land. The  land was purchased by Kamban Vkrama Chozha Vanakularayan and he gifted the land to this temple as thirunamathukani.

Vikrama Chozhavanakularayan, one of the Malayaman King built the Ambal Sannidhi with image and established an endowment of regular poojas.

Kulothunga Chozha-III’s period ( 1181 CE ) inscription records the exemption of taxes to the devadhana lands by the regional King Kiliyur Malayaman – Malayan Periya Udayan alias Ethirili Chozha Vanakularayan of Thirumunaipadi Melamoor Nadu.

Veera Rajendran’s ( Kulothunga Chozha-III ), 6th reign year inscription  records that the praharam and temple entrance was built by a devaradiyar Mathalvi son of Kolan Kondal.

Sundra Pandya’s  13th reign year ( 1289 CE ) inscription records that a housing plot and Punjai land  was sold to the temple by the Koodal Iladapadi Maringur Villagers.

Konerimaikondan period inscription records that this Thirumunaipadi Nadu IdaiyaRRu PaRRu Marangur temple’s renovation and Mudimannan Sandhi / name of one kala pooja, 12 ma land was gifted as irayili devadhanam.

Another Konerimaikondan period inscription on the east side wall records the gift of lands for the procession during Thiruvizha and Mudimannar Nayakan sandhi at Mudimannar Nayakan madam  by Irungolapadi Nattu ChiRRamur Thyaga Perumal and his daughter.

Kulothunga Chozha-II’s period (1135 CE ), inscription records the gift of Taxes Perumpadikaval and Sirupadikaval  to this Thiruvirameeswaramudaya Mahadevar Thirupalliyarai Aludayar by the regional King  Periyudayan Aththimallan alias Vikrama Chozha Vanakularayan of Kiliyur Malayaman.

Kulothunga Chozha’s 2nd reign year inscription records the endowment of burning two sandhi lamps at this Koodal Ilayapadi temple’s Lord by 2 vellalars, for the same 8 cows were gifted.

Kulothunga Chozha’s 7th reign year inscription records the endowment of burning ¼ lamp, in memory of “Kayilur Kurusayan”, by Konur Kadilan Nambi, for the same 8 sheeps / goats were gifted to this temple.  
As per Chorudayan leaf inscription records the endowment of burning sandhi lamp of Rajaraja Valanadu Koodal Iladaipadi Marangiyur temple, by Kumara Narayanan, for the cows were gifted.    

Rajadhirajan’s 12th reign year ( 1175 CE ), inscription records the endowment of burning one perpetual lamp and 6 sandhi lamp through the income from the old devadhanam.
 



LEGENDS
This temple associated with the epic Ramayana. It is believed that Rama in search of Sita, roamed in this area. He did his tharpanam to his father Dasaratha on a full moon day on the banks of the river Thenpennai and worshiped Lord Shiva. Hence Lord Shiva is called as Ramalingeswara and Ambal is called as Parvathavarthini similar to Rameswaram.

Since Rama had done the tharpanam for his father Dasaratha  at this place, this place is considered as a pitru dosha parihara sthalam. Hence to get the blessings of the ancestors, Devotees can perform tharpanam to their ancestors at this place on new moon days / Amavasya days or on anniversary day.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Regular oru kala Pooja is conducted at ilangoil and not big celebrations are cont conducted.

TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since oru kala Pooja is conducted at ilangoil, the opening closing times of the ilangoil are unpredictable.

CONTACT DETAILS:
Since the temple is under reconstruction and needs more money for completion. The trustee may be contacted on their mobile numbers Mr. Marimuthu.. +9197519 66768 and Mr. Soundar +91 98433 56682 for further details and donations. (+91 9751966768-+919159428289, +91 9843356682- +91 9443538498 )

HOW TO REACH
The temple at Marangiyur is 11 KM from Thiruvennainallur, 26 Km from Tirukoilur, 34 KM from Villupuram and 197 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway station is Villupuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Saptamatrikas



Dakshinamurthy
Suryan..?
Maha Vishnu with an adiyar

Jyeshta devi / Mootha devi / Thavvai Thai on a Lotus pedestal
Pichadanar
Ilangkoil - இளங்கோயில்
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

Saturday 1 January 2022

Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ வேதபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், ஏமாப்பூர் / Emapur, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple at Emapur was a part of Shiva temples and a Jain Tirthankara visit at Emapur and Marangiyur on 10th December 2021. During Chozha period this place was called as “Emaperur”.


This is one of the Thevara vaippu sthalam, sung by Thirunavukkarasu Swamigal in his Thiruthandagam. But some of devotees considers the Emaperur on the Thiruvarur to Thiruthuraipoondi road and now called as “Thiruneiperu”, but this place maintains the same name with little corruption as “Emapur”.  

இடைமரு தீங்கோ யிராமேச் சரம்
        இன்னம்பர் ஏரிடவை ஏமப் பேறூர்
சடைமுடி சாலைக் குடிதக்களூர்
        தலையாலங் காடு தலைச்சங்காடு
கொடுமுடி குற்றாலங் கொள்ளம் பூதூர்
        கோத்திட்டை கோட்டாறு கோட்டுக் காடு
கடைமுடி கானூர்  கடம்பந்துறை
        கயிலாயா நாதனையே காண லாமே
........திருநாவுக்கரசு சுவாமிகள்
Moolavar  : Sri Vedapureeswarar, Vedanathar
Consort    : Sri Balakujambal

Some of the salient features of this temple are…
This temple is facing east with a mottai kopuram on the south side. A balipeedam is in front of the temple. The temple is built on an elevated level of about 2 feet from the ground level with sobhanam on the east side. Moolavar in the sanctum is little tall and top is found highly eroded, may be due to continuous abhishekam. In Koshtam Pichadanar, Dakshinamurthy, Uma sakitha moorthy as rishapanthigar Brahma and Durgai. In makara thorana above the koshtam are Vinayagar, Veerasana Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavamurthy, Gajasamharamurthy and Durgai. Vinayagar, Murugan, Kala Bairavar, Suryan, Balipeedam and Rishabam are in the Maha mandapam.

In praharam Vinayagar, Sri Valli devasena Subramaniar and Ambal. Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south.

ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pratibandha adhisthana with jagathy, vruthakumudha, kapotham and viazhavari. The Bhitti starts with vedhigai. The koshtas, karnapathi and salapathi in bhitti are formed with the vishnukantha pilasters. The pilasters starts with square base, malaithongal, thamaraikattu, kalam, thadi kudam, naga mandi,  palakai, veerakandam and tharanga pothyal. 

The prastaram is with valapi, kapotham and viyalavari. Bhuta ganas are in the valapi. A Two tier stucco vimana is over the bhoomi desam. Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma are on the vimanam.

Vinayagar in the maha mandapam is in standing posture  holding mothagam and thantham. The important feature of this temple is the Rishabam facing towards entrance.



 
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Originally the temple was built during Pallava period as brick temple and the same was reconstructed as a stone temple during Parantaka Chozha period.

This place was called as Emaraperur Nadu a sub division of Thirumunaipadi Nadu of Jayangonda Chozhamandalam. Lord Shiva was called as Thiruvalanthurai Alwar, Thiruvalanthurai Udaya Paramaswamigal, Thiruvalanthurai Mahadevar, Thiruvalanthurai Nayanar.

இங்கு பராந்தகன் 5 கல்வெட்டுகன்னரதேவன் 2 கல்வெட்டுசுந்தர சோழன் 1 கல்வெட்டுராஜராஜன் 11 கல்வெட்டுராஜேந்திரன் 2 கல்வெட்டுஇரண்டாம் குலோத்துங்கன் 1 கல்வெட்டுபெயர் குறிப்பிடாத ராஜகேசரி கல்வெட்டு ஒன்றும் உள்ளது.

The inscriptions recorded from this temple belongs to Rashtrakuta King Kannaradevan alias Krishna-III, Sundara Chozha, Rajaraja-I, Rajendra Chozha, Vikrama Chozha, Kulothunga Chozha-II and Rajaraja Chozha-III.  Most of the inscriptions records the donations of Land, money, Gold etc, made to the temple towards worship, burning lamps, Naivedyam.

Rajaraja Chozha-I’s 27th reign year ( 1012 CE )  inscription starts his full meikeerthi as “Thirumagal pola … திருமகள் போலப் records the endowment of Poojas, Celebrations, the salary to the people who are working in the temple. For the same a land ( whose periphery limits and the irrigation system are mentioned ) was gifted as irayili – devathanam by the Village sabha and the Villagers. The paddy yield has to utilized for the above purposes. How the paddy has to be distributed for the Brahmin who worships with Vedamantharam, Chithirai Thiruvizha, Margazhi Thiruvizha, burning lamp for 14 days during the festival time, Naivedyam, Pooja articles, Thirupallithamam, Garland, etc,.

One of the Rajendra Chozha’s inscription records the  gift of Land raised with Kamugu ( pakku ) as kani land,  for those who tried to vacate the Village due to TAX burden.

பராந்தகன் காலத்தில் பசுக்கள், நொந்தா விளக்கெரிக்க 9 கழஞ்சு பொன் மற்றும் 96 ஆடுகளும், இவ்விறைவனுக்கு பூமாலை க்கு தோட்டம் அமைக்க நிலமும், அம்மாலை ஆறு சாண் நீளம் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்பதையும் குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
Parantaka period inscription records the endowment of burning of a Perpetual lamps and gift of Cows, 9 Kalanju Gold. Also records the establishing the flowering Garden for the same land was gifted. It also mentions the length of the garland with 6 San length.

கன்னர தேவன் காலத்தில் நொந்தா விளக்கெரிக்க 96 ஆடும்,45 ஆடும் கொடை அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
Kannaradevan’s period inscription records the endowment of burning perpetual lamp for the same 96 and 45 Gooats / sheeps are gifted.

சுந்தர சோழன் காலத்தில், கன்னர தேவனின் சிறப்பு பெயரான கீர்த்தி மார்த்தாண்ட மேனியன் எனும் ஒருவன் தன் மகன் மல்லி நம்பிக்காக நொந்தா விளக்கெரிக்க கொடை அளித்துள்ளான்.
Sundara Chozha’s period inscription records the endowment of buring a perpetual lamp by Marthanda Menian who was called in the meikeerthi name of Kannaradevan for his son Malli nambi.

ராஜராஜன் கல்வெட்டில் நிலம் இறையிலியாக வழங்கப்பட்டு அதில் வரும் விளைச்சலை கொண்டு சித்திரை திருவிழா, மார்கழி திருவிழாக்கள், திருவேட்டைக்கு பெரும் திருவமுது, விளக்கெரிக்க எண்ணெய் மாலை போன்றவற்றிக்கு செலவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.
Rajaraja-I period inscription records the endowment of celebration of Chithirai Thiruvizha, Markazhi Thiruvizha, big naivedyam for Thiruvettai, oil for burning lamp, and garlands. For the same land was gifted to this temple as irayili.

மற்றொரு கல்வெட்டு, கரியமுதுதயிரமுது, அடைக்காய், வெற்றிலை, திருவமுது படைக்க நிலமும்விளக்கெரிக்க 96 ஆடும், மற்றொண்டில் தாதியின் மகள் பரவை நங்கை என்பவள் 96 ஆடும், கார்த்திகை மாத கார்த்திகையன்று விளக்கெரிக்க நாழி நெய் கொடையளித்துள்ளார். மேலும் பலரும் ஆடுகள், நிலம், பசுக்கள் போன்றவற்றை கொடையாக அளித்துள்ளனர்.
Another inscription records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamps, Naivedyam of kariyamuthu, Adaikai Amudu, Thiruvamuthu, for the same lands, 96 Goats. Another one records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamp on Karthigai month Karthikai nakshatta day by Thathi’s daughter Paravai nangai.

ராஜேந்திரன் காலத்தில் திருவாலம் மனைவி கம்பன் எட்டி நொந்தா விளக்கெரிக்க 96 ஆடும் தானமளித்துள்ளார்.
Rajendra period inscription records the endowment of burning perpetual lamp by Thiruvama’s wife Etti. For the same 96 Goats are gifted.

இரண்டாம் குலோத்துங்கன் காலத்தில் குலோத்துங்க சோழ சதுர்வேதி மங்கலத்திலிருந்து 12 வேலி நிலத்தை பிரித்து "அநபாய நல்லூர்" என்று பெயரிட்டு கொடுத்துள்ளான்.
Kulothunga Chozha-II’s period inscription records that 12 veli land was gifted  to Anabaya nallur after separating it from Kulothunga Chozha Chaturvedi Mangalam.
 


LEGENDS
This is one of the Ashwini Nakshatra Temple, it is believed that those who are born in agni nakshatra should worship Lord Shiva of this temple. And Lord Shiva will remove the fear of yama, so the people with a problem with life will worship Lord Shiva of this temple.

As per the legend, during paralaya, the 4 vedas are stopped  from washing away by Rishabam. Hence Rishabam is turned on the opposite direction of the moolavar.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chathurthi etc,.

TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 7.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:
The temple is under renovation and interested to participate may contact the mobile number of +91 9790222597 for further details.

HOW TO REACH
The temple at Emapur is about 4 KM from Thiruvennainallur, 35 Km from Tirukoilur, 20 KM from Villupuram and 181 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway station is Villupuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Vinayagar and Murugan

Dwarapalaka
Rishabam turned towards the entrance
Pichadanar & Dakshinamurthy

Umasakitha Murthy as Rishabanthikar
Durga Panel with Navakanda sculpture
Chandikeswarar
Brahma
Durgai as Mahishasuramardini in makara thorana
Lingothbavar in makara thorana
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---