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
It is believed that the original temple belongs to Pallava / Chozha period. We do not know the original condition of this temple. ( The 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 Devaasena 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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