A Wandering Heritager: SRI KALYANA VENKATARAMANA SWAMY TEMPLE / AZHAGAR PERUMAL TEMPLE, SEVUR, IN TIRUPPUR DISTRICT

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

SRI KALYANA VENKATARAMANA SWAMY TEMPLE / AZHAGAR PERUMAL TEMPLE, SEVUR, IN TIRUPPUR DISTRICT – A PART OF KONGU TEMPLES

06^th January 2019.

Sri Kalyana Venkatarama Swamy Temple at Sevur, along with Malayapalayam Sri Muthu Velayuthaswamy Temple, Mondipalayam Mela Thirupathi, Alathur dilapidated Jain Temple, pre historic Dolmens, Hero Stones are a part of Kongu temples Visit scheduled n 06^th January 2019. After the Visit to the Pulikuthi Sati Stone installed inside the Police Station we tried to Visit both Shiva and Perumal Temple. The Shiva Temple was closed after the morning pooja and this Perumal temple is under renovation.

Moolavar : Sri Kalyana Venkatesa Perumal Temple.

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The Temple is under renovation and we do not know what are the sannadhis existed. The Garudathoon or the Deepa Stambam stands tall. The mandapam existed was also pulled down recently.

Moolavar and Thayar sannadhis are in final stage of completion. The temple complex was found like a war area. The old stone pillars, inscription stones are strewn around. Even-though the stone positions / sequences are numbered before dismantling the temple, reconstruction was not carried out as per the sequence. Practically no supervision from HR&CE Department. During reconstruction inscription stones are kept upside down, which formed a puzzle game and some of inscription stones are thrown out.

As per the available inscriptions the temple might have been constructed before 12^th Century, may be by Kongu Chozhas. Kongu Pandya’s period this place Sevur was called as “Chembiyan Kizhanadi Nallur” in Vada Parisaara Nadu. As per Pulavar Kuzhandai, the Parisara Nadu’s another name was Aarai Nadu and the place around Sevur was called as Chembai / Sembai, a sub section of Aarai Nadu.

The 14^th Century Sundara Pandyan’s inscription speaks about donation of land comprises of Fertile & Non fertile land, Well and farms. This also gives permission to inscribe on the Cheppu pattayam and Statues / sculptures. The inscription also mentions that the temple was called as “Sundara Pandya vinnagaram”

HOW TO REACH:

Sevur is on the way to Gobichettipalayam from Avinashi via Sevur & Nambiyur.

7 KM from Avinashi and 40 KM from Gobichettipalayam

LOCATION:CLICK HERE