SRI THUMBEESWARA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM ( TEMPLE ) தும்பீஸ்வர சுவாமி தேவஸ்தானம் AT THUMBURU IN CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

06^th October  2019.

The visit to this place Thumburu was a part of Ahimsa Walk organized by the Tamil Jains on 6^th October 2019. A Jinalaya with Two Parshvanath Tirthankaras, A Jyeshta Devi, A Vishnu as Chenna Kesava and a headless Sridevi idols were unearthed from this Village lake bund. The 5^th Tirthankaras yakshini name is Thumburu. Hence this place might have obtained the name as Thumburu. The Village also has a Shiva Temple as Thumbeeswarar Temple, A Vishnu Temple and Akamma Amman Temple.

Moolavar : Sri Thumbeeswara Swamy

Consort   : Sri Kamakshi

Some of the important features of this  temple are….

The temple is facing east with a balipedam, Dwajasthambam and Nandhi. The entrance is from south Mandapa. A Vinayagar sannadhi is in the muka mandapam. Sri Kamakshi amman is in Arthamandapam facing south. Dhakshinamurthy bas relief, Vishnu and Brahma are in the koshtam. These idols are installed at a latter stage.  

In the prakaram sannadhi for Vinayagar, Subramaniyar, Sandikeswarar and Navagrahas. These sannadhis are empty now and the idols are kept in the sanctum Sanctorum, since the ground level was raised. In the sanctum sanctorum idols of Navagrahas, Sapta Matrikas and Sandikeswara.

HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE

As per Mr Vijayakumar, a retired employee of Archaeological Survey of India (  ASI ), told that this temple belongs to Chozha Period. The adhisthana was built with stone and the super structure including Sanctum Sanctorum and ekathala vesara Vimana was built with  bricks. The sanctum sanctorum was built with sanctum, antarala, arthamandapam and a mukha mandapam. The mandapa pillars are of virutha / cylindrical type with chozha period Capital. The temple is renovation was halted due to lack of fund and patronage.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

Since orukala pooja is conducted the time opening and closing is unpredictable.

HOW TO REACH:

The Village Thumburu is on the bus route Chennai to  Tirupathi via Uthukottai Pichatur, Narayanavanam, Puttur and between Pichatur and narayanavanam. The Village is about 500 meter off  from Thumburu Bus stop on the main road.

Thumburu is 9.4 KM from Pichatur, 13.9 KM from Puttur and 45 KM from Tirupati.

The nearest Railway station is Puttur.

LOCATION: CLICK HERE

 Navagrahas

 Sandikeswara

 Sapta matrikas

 Suryan

 Varahi

 Dhakshinamurthy in koshtam

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---