The list of Shiva temples in and around Kanchipuram with link to GooglePhotos, Location link on Google Map and Location QR Code are posted already in this blog.
Maha Shivaratri 2020 – Kanchipuram Shiva Temples Visit- 10
21st February 2020.
The visit to this Sri Vyasa Sathaleeshwarar Temple also known as Santhaleeswarar Koil was a part of 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit, on 21st February 2020. This temple is on the Santhaleeswarar Koil Street about 50 meters off from Vegavadhi River Road after Pachaiappas Women College. This is one of the Saptarishimandala temples, installed and worshiped by Sage Vyasar. 18th Century Muni, Sri Sivagnana Swamikal has mentioned Sage Vyasa in his Kanchipuranam.
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Moolavar : Sri Santhaleeswarar or Vyasa Santhaleeswarar
Some of the salient features of this temple are...
The temple is facing east with a Temple pond. The Raja Gopuram base / mottai gopuram or the entrance arch is on the east side. Stucco image of Shiva and Parvati on Rishaba as Roshabarudar. Dwarapalakas, Vinayagar and Murugan bas-relief images are on both sides of the Rajagopuram base. Balipedam and Mandapam with Nandhi are in front of the temple under metacolours sheet mandapa.
Moolavar is of 16 flat Shiva Linga / Dhara Linga. In Koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma and Durgai. In prakaram Sandikeswarar, Selva Vinayagar, Vyasar Pedam, Sri Valli Devasena Arumugar, Bhairavar and Navagrahas. A Mystic image along with Vinayagars are at Arthamandapam is believed to be of Vyasar. Nalvar are in the maha mandapam.
HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE
The original temple is believed to be built during Chozha period and there is no inscriptions found to prove the same. Also it is believed that the temple was damaged to certain extend during Navabs invasion. The temple complex consists of Sanctum sanctorum, antarala, arthamandapam and Mahamandapam. The Chozha / Vijayanagara period pillars are in the arthamandapa.
The adhisthanam is of simple padabandha adhisthana with tripatta kumuda. Brahma kanda pilasters with Kalasam, Kumbam, palakai with vettupaothyals are shown. The sanctum sanctorum was built with stone up to prastharam. The prastharam is of kapotha style with Nasikood. Various images are carved in the nasikood, like demons, squatting lion, monkey, flowers, etc,. A Vyalavari is shown in the Bhoomidesam. There is no dwarf demon images in the valabi. A Brick vesara vimana is above the prastharam. The Vimana has the salai koshtams and Karnakood. Stucco Images are in Salai, karnakood and salilantharam.
LEGEND
It is believed that the moolavar was installed and worshiped by Sage Vyasar. Lord Brahma, during the course of explaining Lord Shiva’s fame to the seven sages (Aththiri, Kuchchar, Vashistar, Brigu, Kasipar, Gauthama and Angira), asked them to establish Shiva Temples at Kanchi to attain mukthi.
As per the legend during Vyasar’s visit to Kailash, Parvati asked, who is Paramporul / great. Thirumal who was entering at that time told that he is the Paramporul / great. Nandhideva got angry and asked Vishnu, can he say this at Kanchi..?. Came to Kasi and raised his hands to say that he is the paramporul / greatest and the hands got stuck up there itself. So Nandhideva chassd Thirumal out of Kasi. Thirumal came to Kanchi and with the grace of Nandhideva his hands has become normal. The Vyasar who was along with Thirumal at Kailash also has got the sin for not uttering any words against Thirumal. So to get rid of the sin Vyasa came to Kanchi, established an Ashram, a Shiva Temple and worshiped Lord Lord Shiva. Hence lord Shiva, here is called as Vyasa Santhalingeswarar or Vyasa Santhaleeshwarar.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 08.00 hrs to 10.30 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH:
This temple is about 200 meters from Pachaiyappas Women College on Santhaligeeshwarar Koil Street and about 500 meters off from Kanchipuram to Chengalpattu main road.
The temple is about 3.0 KM from Kanchipuramn Bus Stand, 4.5 Km from Kanchipuram Railway station, 38.0 KM from Arakkonam and 72 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Kanchipuram and Railway Junction is Arakkonam.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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