Thursday 27 December 2018

SRI VARADHARAJA PERUMAL TEMPLE, SARKAR KANNADIPUTHUR, NEAR UDUMALPET – A PART OF KONGU TEMPLES

07th December 2018.
After the visit to Vishnu durgai temple, it was learnt that a Kongu Chozha period Vishnu temple is at Sarkar Kannadiputhur  with Chozha period inscriptions on the banks of River Amaravathi.

Moolavar : Sri Varadharajaperumal

Some of the salient features of this temple are...
The temple is facing east with palipedam and Garudalwar.  Anjaneyar Sannadhi is on the right side of the main entrance. The sanctum sanctorum  consists of Sanctum and arthamandapam. The sanctum was built with simple pathabandha adhistana , There is no moorthams in the koshtams. Reliefs of Perumal’s avatharas are in the makarathorana. A simple vimana is on the sanctum.  Moolavar Sri Varadharaja Perumal is with Sri Devi and Bhoodevi in the sanctum and there is no separate Thayar Sannadhi.  There are no Urchavars in front of the moolavar. Painted with un-usual colours during the recent Kumbhabhishekam including makarathoranaa too...

The Back side wall has the 12th to 13th Century Kongu Vikrama Chozha inscriptions. The inscription speaks about donation made to this temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 09.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:
Battar may be contacted on his mobile 9788814863 for further details.

HOW TO REACH:
Sarkar Kannadiputhur is about 5 KM from Karatholuvi frm Udumalpet to Dharapuram.
About 20 KM from Udumalpet and 34 KM from Dharapuram.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE




 Anjaneyar 

 inscriptions. 
inscriptions. 
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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