08th December 2018.
On the way to Kolappalur from Kavindapadi we passed through this Thoranavavi Arulmalai Andavar Temple. Our ancestors worshiped Arulmalai Andavar as a Kulatheivam, till they found out the Sri Veeramathi Amman. But still our community people of our Village used to Visit this temple. After my last visit the Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 2018 and lot of changes has been made.
Presiding Deity: Sri Murugan
Some of the important features of this temple are.....
The Presiding deity is Murugan, without Sri Valli and Devasena, holding a stick, like Palanimalai Murugan. But how he was named as Si Kirubakara Subramaniya Swamy?.. is not known.
During the recent renovations, the Shiva and Rishabam, which are kept in a small sannadhi was shifted to the renovated old Mandapam built during Vijaya Nagara/ Nayak period. Vinayagar was also shifted to the Shiva Temple mandapam.
The Murugan Main sanctum sanctorum with front mandapam was completely dismantled and redone. The height of the Vimanam also increased. There is no sannadhi for Amman, since the presiding deity is Murugan or Dhandayuthapani. A safety locker room was created for safe keeping of Urchavars. New Sapthakanniyar sannadhi was created on the back side of the main sanctum.
At the base of the hill a Vinayagar sannadhi with metacolour sheet shed was created after removing the old died tree. More details on my previous visit to this Sri Arulmalai Andavar Temple was recorded in one of my post of this blog.
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Shiva Sannadhi
Renovated Vijayanagara/ Nayak period mandapam
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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