Continuation from the previous post....
07, March 2015
SEENAPURAM
On 1st March 2015, on the way to Erode get
dropped at Malai Seenapuram. The name Jainapuram was turned to Seenapuram and
there are other names too. They are Sanakapuri, Sanakapuram. My brother in-law arranged
his friend to pick me up from Malai Seenapuram to Adinatha Temple and
Thingalur Jain temple. After Thingalur he dropped me at Thingalur, from there I
boarded a bus to Erode via Perundurai.
SRI VIJAYAGIRI
VELAYUTHASWAMY TEMPLE AT MALAI SEENAPURAM.
Moolavar : Sri Vijayagiri Velayuthaswamy
Some of the important features of this temple are....
Sri Murugan
temple on a small hill. The temple is under renovation. Peacock
vahana mandapam is before the steps. There are 62
steps neatly paved with donors name engraved. Arch mandapam
at the top for the hill. The temple
facing west with Peacock mandapam and balipeedam at the front.
Vinayagar
sannadhi, Urchavars are in the artha mandapam. Both west and
south entrance doors are of godrej make safety locker doors.
HOW TO REACH :
Seenapuram is
on the way to Tiruppur, Gobichettipalayam from Erode through Perundurai.
Town bus
facility is available from Perundurai, Kunnathur, Tiruppur.
CONTACT
DETAILS :
Vinod Sivam
+91 9965622116
Garuda thoon with Peacock mandapam
Relief on the floor in front of Peacock
Hill top entrance arch
Steps leading to hill
Carvings on stone elephant at the beginning of the steps
62 steps
Peacock mandapam in front of steps - Hill base
Entrance arch
SRI
ADISWARAR TEMPLE
This
temple is on the main road about a KM distance from Seenapuram on Seenapuram to
Thingalur Road. The location of the temple is called as Mammuttithope.
Main deity: Sri Adiswara the 1st Tirthankara.
Some
of the Important features of this temple are....
The
temple is facing south. Could not locate the inscriptions Bavanandhi, who had written the
Tamil grammar ‘Nannul’, worshiped Sri Adhinathar. The temple is under the
control of ASI and Tamil nadu Chief Minister’s one Kala pooja scheme.
CONTACT
DETAILS :
Archakar
Chandra Prabha +91 9344953691 or Mr Baskar of ASI may be contacted
through his mobile +91 9787248220
HOW
TO REACH :
Seenapuram
is on the way to Tiruppur, Gobichettipalayam from Erode through Perundurai.
This temple is on the way to Perundurai to Thingalur via Seenapuram and a KM
from Seenapuram.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK
HERE
Sri Adheeswarar
A sign board on the main road
After
darshan of Sri Adhiswarar visited a Veeramathi Amman Temple, which is about 0.5
Km off main road. Since Sri Veeramathi Amman of Talkuni, Kolappalur
is our Kula Deivam ( Kurupa Nadu Kammalar or Asaris or Viswakarmas ), I was
little curious to know about this temple. This temple belongs to Kurupa nadu,
padaithalai vellalar, Eenja kootam, a sub section of Vellalar caste. Please
note that ‘Kuruppa nadu’ is invariably knowingly or unknowingly used by the
people of this region in many occasions.
My
brother in-law’s friend Mr Muthusamy took me to Thingalur. The local people
call the this Jain temple as ‘Chettu veettu temple’. The temple little away
from the human habitat.
THINGALUR
Deity
: Arulmigu Amneeswarar
Some
of the important features of this temple are...
Lot
of renovation is going on in this temple. Amnewarar is of marble and a
stone moortham also installed one behind the other. Dharma Devi sannidhi
is on the left side of mandapam and facing north.
Lot
of Hindu religion related reliefs are chiselled on the pillars of the mandapam. The
mandapam with its kodungai, Pothiyal are of Hindu religion temple type of
architecture. Balipeedam is in front of the temple. Nagars
silamoorthangal are on the right side of entrance to the temple.
CONTACT DETAILS :
Archakar Anand Jain +91 9381851000
HOW
TO REACH :
Thingalur
is on the way to Perundurai to Gobichettipalayam.
Town bus is available from Perundurai.
The temple is about 0.5 KM off main road behind HP petrol pump.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK
HERE
Sri Amneeswarar - Both marble and stone murtis
Dharma Devi
Mandapam pillar with pothiyal
Dhandayuthapani
Vinayagar
A Tirthankara
Brahma
A Tirthankara
Mahavira in meditation posture
Dwarabalakar reliefs on the mandapam pillar
The original sanctum- vimanam was built recently
Front view of the temple
Nagars
Epigraph tablet removed from the original place and kept near Nagars
My brother in-law‘s friend dropped me at Thingalur bus stop to
catch a bus to Erode via Perundurai. From Perundurai to Erode the bus
passes through Thindal a small hill where Sri Murugan’s temple is there. Got
dropped at Thindal to have the darshan of Sri Velayuthaswamy. It was around
12.00 Hrs noon when I reached the base of the temple. Hurriedly climbed up the
hill and had the darshan of Sri Velayudhaswamy, before closing of the shrine
after uchi kala pooja.
THINDALMALAI
SRI VELAYUDHASWAMY TEMPLE
The Rajagopuram at the hill top
Moolavar
: Sri Velayudhaswamy
Some
of the important features of this temple are...
There
is an arch at the road side and beginning of steps. There are 109 steps
neatly paved with covering for the pilgrims. Valli gugai / Cave is on the
left and Idumban sannadhi is at the centre of the hill. Idumban story
is painted on the walls of Idumban’s sannadhi.
Moolavar
is facing east and Urchavar is in the mandapam. Thanga Ratham (
Golden Chariot ) is in the prakaram in a closed enclosure. The fee for thanga
ratham oorvalam is Rs 1500.00
POOJA TIMINGS
The temple is kept open between 06.00 Hrs to 12.30 Hrs and 16.00 Hrs to 20.30 Hrs.
It will be extended by 30 minutes on Tuesdays and Fridays.
CONTACT DETAILS
The office Phone number is 2430114
Web site is : thindalmurugan.tnhrce.in
e-mail : thindalmurugantemple@gmail.com
HOW
TO REACH
The
Hill temple is on the way to Coimbatore, Perundurai to Erode and 4 KM before
Erode.
Town bus facility is available from Erode and Perundurai.
Stucco image of Murugan at the middle of steps
Valli gugai/ Cave
Entrance arch - Rajagopuram on the right
Peacock at the base in front of rajagopuram
VELLIRAVELI
This is on the way from native village to Vijayamangalam about 2 KM off
from Perundurai to Kunnathur main road. Visited to this temple also on 28th
February 2015. The main profession of
this village is waving.
Vimanam
Stucco horses - constructed by the devotees after the wishes are fulfilled
Simha vahana mandapam with Dwajasthambam
Front mandapam
Vilakkuthoon or Garuda thoon
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