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 18th- 19th 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 (54th
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 1st tier, 2nd
tier and greevam koshtams. Maha Vishnu and Brahma are with their consorts on
the 1st 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 11th 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 13th April 2009.
LEGENDS
Adhitanam
of Sri Viyaasaala Saraswathi Swamigal (54th 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
Abandoned idols and Sculptures
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