The Visit to Iinutreewarar Temple at Mathur near Karaikudi, on the east side was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples of Pudukkottai and Sivagangai Districts Visit on 23rd & 24th September 2023. This Shiva temple is one of the 9 Nattukottai Nagarathar temples in Sivagangai District.
Moolavar : Sri Iinutrueeswarar
Consort : Sri Periyanayaki
Some of the salient features of this Temple are...
The temple is facing east with a mukha mandapam with painting of Kongana Siddhar, sthala purana. Stucco images of kalyana kolam of Shiva and Parvati, Vinayagar and Murugan are on the top mukha mandapam. The Rajagopuram is of 5 tiers. Dwajasthambam, Balipeedam and Rishabam are in the mandapam. Dwarapalakas, Vinayagar and Dhandayuthapani are at the entrance of ardha mandapam. Moolavar is on a square avudayar. In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Annamalaiyar ( Lingothbavar ), Brahma and Durgai. Utsava murtis and Natarajar Sabha is in the ardha mandapam.
Ambal Sannidhi is facing south in the mandapam. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In praharam Nayanmars, Sthala vruksham, Adhi Lingam, Viswanathar & Visalakshi, Somaskandar, Kannimoola Ganapathi, Pichadanar, Gnana Saraswati, Valli Devasena Arumugar, Mahalakshmi, Chandikeswarar, Palliyarai, Suriyan, Chandran and Navagrahas.
Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south in-front of ardha mandapam. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. The Nandavanam has the trees associated with 27 nakshatras.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a Pada bandha adhistanam with vrudha kumudam. Kostas are patra kostas and Sala type. The Bhitti starts with Vedika and Pilasters are of Vishnu kantha pilasters with nagabandham, square base, kalasam, kudam, lotus petals mandi, palakai, veera kandam and pushpa pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi, kapotam with Nasi kudus and viyyala vari. The prastaram nasi kudus has beautiful miniature sculptures of various forms of Shiva and Various avatars of Maha Vishnu. A Stucco nagara 3 tier Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
This temple is one of the 9 Shiva temples of Nattukottai Nagarathars. As per the Sivagangai Mavatta Tholliyal kaiyedu, This temple was given as a gift to Nattukottai Chettiars by Pandya king “Koon Pandiyan.” Shiva was called as Inoothi Eswarar and Ambal was called as Periya Nayaki.
As per the latest inscription, this place Mathur was in Kerala singavala Nadu, Pirambur Nattu maRRur alias Veerapandiyapuram uraiyur. This temple was constructed for the seven clans Arumbakur, MaNalur, Mannur, Kannur, Karuppur, and Kulathur, Nattukottai nagarathars. With the fund mobilized from the 7 clans, the temple construction works was started in Vikrama Year, Vaikasi 28th day. Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 2nd February 1949. As per Sivagangai Mavatta tholliyal kaiyedu, The temple was re-constructed at a cost of 7.5 Lakhs. A Temple tank was also excavated.
Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 1st July 1974, 19th August 1988, 27th March 2002 and 5th Kumbhabhishekam was performed on 26th January 2015.
LEGENDS
The Legend of the temple is associated with Kongana siddhar, instead of doing penance he concentrated on finding pure gold of 500 matru. Hence Shiva was called as Iinutreeswarar.
This Shiva may be obtained the name of Iinutrueeswarar, since one of the merchant group ( Chettiars ), was called as Iinootruvar, Iinootru Nanadesikar etc.
Sthalapurana
Sthala purana
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, maha Shivaratri, Thaipoosam, Thiruvathirai, Vinayagar Chathurthi, Panguni Uthiram, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 06.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The mobile number +91 9442365271 may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH
This Sri Iinutreeswarar Temple at Mathur is about 2.2 KM from Iluppaikudi Sri Thaanthondri Eswarar Temple, 7.5 KM from Ariyakudi Arulmigu Tiruvengadamuadaiyan Temple, 7 KM from Karaikudi Bus stand.
Nearest railway station is Karaikudi.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
Rajagopuram entrance Top View
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