SRI VADARANESWAR SHIVA TEMPLE, THIRUVALANGADU, NAGAPATTINAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU.

27^th July 2019.

The visit to this Thiruvalangadu temple was a part of Kumbakonam Heritage Walk organized  by "Yaaooyaakay" - யாஊயாகே”  and "Celebrate Kanchi" on 27^th and 28^th July 2019.  In this walk 13 temples were covered, which includes 6 Padal Petra Shiva Temples. Will be postings the details of the temples which are  not covered during my previous visits/ Padal Petra Sthalangal Visit.  This place Thiruvalangadu  is on the bus route Kumbakonam to Mayiladuthurai ( not near Thiruvallur ).

Iraivan     : Sri Vadaraneswar

Iraivi        : Sri Vandarkuzhali Amman

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple is facing west. A mottai gopuram is in front with stucco image of Shiva and Parvati on the top.  Dwajasthambam, Balipeedam and Nandhi are after the entrance mottai Gopuram. On the right is the temple tank. In the second level, the Rajagopuram is of 5 tiers. Ambal is in a separate temple like sannadhi on the right side.

The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, Antarala, artha mandapam and mukha mandapam. Irattai Vinayagar and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar are in mukha mandapa. In koshtam  Durgai, Arthanareeswarar as Rishabanthikar, Brahma, Lingothbavar as Annamalaiyar, Dakshinamurthy, Vinayagar and Vishnu.

In Prakaram Natarajar, Gajalakshmi, old Vandarkuzhali Amman, Saraswathi, Shiva Lingas, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswarar, Bhairavar, Shanishwar, Suryan, Nagar, 63var, Somaskandar, Vinayagar, Kasi Viswanathar with Visalakshi, Kaveri Amman and Puthrakaeshteswarar.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum was built on a padma bandha adhisthana with virutha kumuda. A two tier vesara vimana is over the sanctum.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The temple was built during Chozha period. The prakara and the mandapa around sanctum sanctorum was built by Marathas. There is a measurement scale with inscription on the prakaram side of the Rajagopuram. The inscriptions speaks about the  measurement is 16 feet, which is copied from Thanjavur Rajarajecharam temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:

Thiruvalangadu is on the bus route from Kumbakonam to Mayiladuthurai, before Thiruvaduthurai.

Thiruvalangadu is about 20 KM from Kumbakonam, 15 KM from Mayiladuthurai.

LOCATION: CLICK HERE

Thiruvadi on the head ( written as Kulothunga ..?)

 A Loose sculpture

The measurement scale inscription

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