Sri Kalatheeswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ காளத்தீஸ்வரர் கோயில், புதுகும்மிடிபூண்டி / Pudugummidipoondi, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Kalatheeswarar Temple at Pudugummidipoondi was a part of “Shiva, Maha Vishnu, Saptamatrikas and Jain Tirthankara Temples Visit”, in and around Gummidipoondi and Minjur on 13^th May 2023. The temple bears a newly constructed temple’s look, and not the old temple’s look as claimed. 

Moolavar  : Sri Kalatheeswarar

Consort    : Sri Gnanaprasunnambal

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple is facing east with an entrance arch with Stucco image of Shiva & Parvati with Vinayagar and Murugan on both sides. Stucco image of Shiva and Parvati are on the top of the mandapam. Balipeedam, Rishabam are in front of the temple. Moolavar in the sanctum is little tall on round avudayar. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam,Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

In the out praharam, Nagars with Vinayagar and a Shiva Lingam under peepal tree, Chandikeswarar, Ambal GnanaPrasunnambal, Kala Bairavar and Navagrahas.

Ambal GnanaPrasunnambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya and Varada hastam.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and Mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is of square in shape with a Two tala vesara Vimanam. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are on the tala and greeva koshtams.

The total temple was reconstructed during recent years with brick and cement.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is claimed that the original temple belongs to Chozha period and no evidence in the form of inscription is found in the temple. The Thirtha Mandapam was built  in the year 1936 by K A Ananda Chettiar ‘s sons G A Subramaniya Chettiar and Ramalinga Chettiar. 

The Mukha mandapam was built by G A Subramaniya Chettiar son of K A Ananda Chettiar, handed over on 09^th December 1985.

Jeernodharana maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 17^th April 2022, with the contributions from public.

1936 Donars inscription

LEGENDS

Kalahasthi – Snake + Elephant worshipped Shiva of this temple. As per the legend, The snake king worshipped Shiva of this temple with precious stones. The Elephant brought flowers and water in its trunk, had done abhisheka and pooja with flowers.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Mahashivaratri, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The trustees .. May be contacted for further details.

President Yuvaraj                     +919444660407,

Secretary K N Sarath Sankar    +919944721627

Treasurer S Ravindran             +919444876042

Gurukkal C Mohanraj              +919789533204

HOW TO REACH

The temple is about 3.8 KM from Gummidipoondi railway station,  16 KM from Ponneri, 20 KM from Periyapalayam, 43 KM from Chennai central and 60.6 KM from Tiruvallur.

Nearest railway station is Gummidipoondi. 

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

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Sri Chennakesava Perumal Temple / ஸ்ரீ சென்னகேசவ பெருமாள் கோயில், புதுகும்மிடிபூண்டி / Pudugummidipoondi, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Chennakesava Perumal Temple at Pudugummidipoondi, was a part of “Shiva, Maha Vishnu, Saptamatrikas and Jain Tirthankara Temples Visit”, in and around Gummidipoondi and Minjur on 13^th May 2023. When I was returning to Railway station, happened to see this 16^th to 17^th Century Vijayanagara Period Maha Vishnu temple with some unique features.

Moolavar  : Sri Chennakesava Perumal

Consort    : Sri Kanagavalli Thayar

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple is facing North with an entrance arch / mini Gopuram with mandapam. Stucco images of Chennakesava Perumal and Sridevi and Bhudevi are on the mini gopuram. Dwajasthambam, balipeedam and Garudan are after the entrance Gopuram.   

Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar Sri Chennakesava Perumal is with Sridevi and Bhudevi in the sanctum. Utsava murtis are in front of Moolavar.  Kostams are empty now. Thayar sannidhi was built at a latter period without Vimanam facing North, on the right side of the main sanctum sanctorum.

ARCHITECTURE

The total temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and Maha mandapam. The reliefs of Fish, Lizard, Snake with Sun & Moon represents the Solar and Lunar eclipses are on the ceiling of the maha mandapam.

The total temple was built with bricks. Vahana mandapa was built with stone. The sanctum sanctorum is on a rectangular base. The adhisthanam is of Pada bandha adhisthanam with jagathi and three patta kumudam. A salakara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum.

The Vimanam is eka tala. The maha nasis has the stucco images of Sarasvati on one side and Gajalakshmi is on the other side. Maha Vishnu’s avatars and forms, stucco images are in greeva koshtam

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The original temple belongs to Vijayanagara period, A 1643 CE inscription stone with donors images is fixed on the top of the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum.

Thirupani was started in 1969  by G Velu Chettiar, a managing Trustee and completed by his son in 1977 and maha samprokshanam was conducted on 21^st March 1977.

Again Maha samprokshanam was conducted on 07^th June 2004 after completing the thirupani on 31^st May 2004.

 Vijayanagara period 17th Century inscriptions

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Hanuman jayanti, Krishnar Jayanti, Vaikunta Ekadasi, etc,.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept opened from 6.30 hrs. The present managing Trustee is staying in the temple itself.

CONTACT DETAILS

The Trustee Vedamani’s mobile numbers +919841655708,   +91 9884155708 and  +919884755708 may be contacted for further details. Since the trustee wishes to replace the Dwajasthambam and Thirupani at an estimated cost of 1 Crore, donors or interested persons may donate and get the blessings to Sri Chennakesava Perumal. 

HOW TO REACH

The temple is about 3.8 KM from Gummidipoondi railway station,  16 KM from Ponneri, 20 KM from Periyapalayam, 43 KM from Chennai central and 60.6 KM from Tiruvallur.

Nearest railway station is Gummidipoondi. 

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Solar - Lunar eclipse 

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Chandrasekara Eswarar Temple, Shri Chandrasekaraswamy Temple / ஶ்ரீ சந்திரசேகரசுவாமி டெம்பிள், Pudugummidipoondi / New Gummidipoondi, Karumbukuppam, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Chandrasekara Eswarar Temple at Pudugummidipoondi was a part of “Shiva, Maha Vishnu, Saptamatrikas and Jain Tirthankara Temples Visit”, in and around Gummidipoondi and Minjur on 13^th May 2023.This temple is also locally called as Natarajar Temple. This temple is referred in Tiruvallur Mavatta Tholliyal Kaiyedu along with a Vinayagar Temple, Just opposite to this Shiva Temple. The Vinayagar temple is missing now.

Moolavar  : Sri Chandrasekarar

Consort    : Sri Deivanayaki

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple is facing east with a south side entrance mottai gopuram. Vinayagar, Murugan and Ayyanar bas-reliefs are on the gopuram passage side columns. Stucco images of Natarajar, Sivakami, Thirugnanasambandar, Thirunavukkarasu Swamigal, Sundarar and Manickavasagar are on the maha mandapam top. Bas relief of Kannappa Nayanar’s puranam and Ananda sayana Perumal are also above the Kodungai along with two Devotees Husband wife. ( May be the donors of the mandapam ). Stucco image of Shiva and Parvati are on the top of east side entrance. Moolavar and Ambal are facing the same directions ie.. east. Moolavar  is on a square avudayar. Balipeedam and Rishabam are on the east side entrance.  In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

Prasanna Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Arumugar, Bairavar, Suriyan, Ambal Deivanayagi Amman, Natarajar with Sivakami and Manickavasagar, Chandrasekarar are in the maha mandaapaam. Vinayagar, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas and Anjaneyar are in the outer praharam.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and a common maha mandapam. The temple was renovated in 20^th century. No architectural style was followed during renovation. A 2 tier bricks Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Hope this main temple, Compound walls are built with laterite stones, we do not know the fate of the old stones. The compound wall still retains the old laterite stones. The Maha mandapa was constructed during Viajayanagara Nayakas period, which was not disturbed during the renovations.

The walls are constructed with laterite stones

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is claimed that this temple was constructed during Chozha Period, but couldn’t find any details to prove the same. A renovation inscription tablet is fixed in front of the Natarajar sannidhi with the two donors images. The inscription is little damaged, but readable to some extend.

கல்வெட்டு வாசகம்

……………………………………………….. பெரியப்பா

ளையம் நகரத்தாரில் கண்ணந்

செய்பு சேகர கோயில் திருப்பணி

வேலை நிற்றசதா சேர்வை

This 17^th Century CE inscription records that Chinnama Nayina of Periyapalayam had done some thiupani to this temple and the same was continued by Thummani’s son Thummani.

இக்கல்வெட்டில் பெரியபாளையம் என்னும் நகரைச் சேர்ந்த சின்னம நயினா என்பவர் இக்கோயிலுக்கு செய்த திருப்பணியைத் தும்மணி குமாரன் தும்மணி என்பவர் தொடர்ந்து செய்ததாகக் குறிப்பிடுகின்றது. இக்கோயிலின் பெயர் சந்திரசேகரர் கோயில் எனவும், இன்று சிற்றூராகவும், சிறப்பமைந்த அம்மன் கோயிலோடும் விளங்கும் பெரியபாளையம் நகரம் எனவும் இக்கல்வெட்டு குறிக்கிறது. எழுத்தமைதியைக் கொண்டு இக்கல்வெட்டு17-ஆம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சேர்ந்தது எனக்கொள்ளலாம்.

இக்கோயிலுள்ள சந்திரசேகர மூர்த்தியின் செப்புத் திருமேனியும் அழகு வாய்ந்தது. ஜடாமகுடத்தில் பிறைச்சந்திரனோடு, மேலிரு கரங்களில் மானும், மழுவும் கொண்டு கீழிரு கரங்களை அபய வரத முத்திரைகளிலிருத்தி விளங்கும் நிலை நன்கு சித்தரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. சோமாஸ்கந்தர், நடராசர் போன்ற செப்புத் திருவுருவங்களும் இக்கோயிலில் உள்ளன.

The temple has about 8 acres of Land which was given lease, most of the not paying properly to the Temple.

The inscription is behind the Gajalakshmi Photo

The defaulters List

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Annabhishekam, Arudra darshan, etc,.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The Dharmakartha may be contacted on his mobile +91 9952025463 for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple is about 3.8 KM from Gummidipoondi railway station,  16 KM from Ponneri, 20 KM from Periyapalayam, 43 KM from Chennai central and 60.6 KM from Tiruvallur.

Nearest railway station is Gummidipoondi. 

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Bas-relief of Ananda Sayana Perumal 

Bas-relief of Kannappa Nayanar

Two Ambals

Bairavar 

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