Friday 1 May 2020

MANIGANDEESHWARAR TEMPLE / MANIKANDISWER KOVIL, ENNAIKARAN, KANCHIPURAM, TAMIL NADU.

Maha Shivaratri 2020 – Kanchipuram  Shiva Temples  Visit- 7
21st February 2020.
The visit to this Sri Manikandeshwarar Temple was a part of 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit, on 21st February 2020. The temple is, at Ennaikaran area a part of Kanchipuram City on the  Kanchipuram to Chengalpattu main Road. In Kanchipuram composed by the 18th Century Sivagnana Swamigal, in which he narrates how Lord Shiva drank the alakala visham / poison which came out from Vasuki.

மாழை யுண்கணி நோக்கலும் திருவுளம் மகிழ்ந்து
பாழி மால்விடை கொடிமிசை உயர்த்தருள் பகவன்
எழை வானவர்க் கிரங்கியே இனிதுகண் ணோடி
ஆழி வல்விடம் பருகினான் அகிலமும் உய்ய
---காஞ்சிபுராணம் ( பகுதி 2 படலம் 7-29, பாடல் 682 )

Moolavar : Sri Manikandeshwarar

Some of the salient features of this temple are...
The temple us facing wast with an entrance mandapam from South side. Stucco image of Shiva and Parvati as Rishabaroodar is on the entrance. A Vinayagar Sannidhi is in the entrance mandapa. Balipeedam and Nandhi are in front of the Temple. A meta colour sheet mandapa is on the south side of Nandhi mandapam and balipeedam. Chandran and Suriyan are in the artha mandapam. In koshtam Durgai, Brahma, Mahavishnu, Dakshinamurthy and Vinayagar.

In prakaram Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Nagars with Vinayagar, Markandeyar, Bhairavar, Padavattamman, Sundarambal, Panamanneeswarar and Kanikandeeswarar

ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, artha mandapam and a maha mandapam.  The Adhisthana is on a simple padabandha adhisthana with tripatta kumuda. Padmam is shown below the jagathi in the upapedam. The prastaram is of Kapotha style with nasi kood. Bhuta vari is in the valabi. A 2 tier Visara vimana is on the sanctum sanctorum. There is no separate Bhoomi Desam and the Vimana starts from prastaram. The Sanctum sanctorum walls are supported with Vishnukantha pillars  with kalasam, kumbam, palakai with padmam, veera kandam and Vettu pothyal on the top.   

HISTORY.
The original temple may belongs to 8th to 9th Century, Pallava period and completely reconstructed with stone during Chozha period. The Mandapa walls are built with sand stone or might have retained the Pallava structure. There is no inscriptions found to prove its antiquity.

LEGEND
As per Kanchipurana, Lord Shiva drank the poison which came from Vasuki during the process of churning the milk ocean. Due to this Lord Shiva had become in blue colour and called as Neela kaNdan or Neelamanimidatran.  Devas realized that Lord Shiva drank the poison, for them, So they came to earth installed a Shiva Linga at this place and worshiped.  Hence Lord Shiva is called as Manikandeeswarar.  Also Vasuki created pond ( Vasuki Theertham ) and worshiped Lord Shiva with gems and diamonds.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs

HOW TO REACH:
This temple is on the Kanchipuram to Chengalpattu main road.     
The temple is about 2.5 KM from Kanchipuram Bus Stand, 4.0 Km from Kanchipuram Railway station, 37.5 KM from Arakkonam and 70 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Kanchipuram and Railway Junction is Arakkonam.

LOCATION: CLICK HERE









---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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