13th October 2019.
After Jain Temple Sri 1008 Chandraprabha Tirthankara Jinalaya visit, visited this Shiva temple on 13th October 2019. This is the second visit to this temple and first visit to this Sri Nageswarar Temple was made on 12th November 2016 and the details was recorded. In this post the inscriptions details are added. During my previous visit the temple was under renovation and preparing for the Kumbhabhishekam. During this second visit the Compound wall is under construction after Kumbhabhishekam and it was told that the old mandapam on the southeast corner will be retained and only roof will be replaced.
Moolavar : Sri Nageswarar / Nageswaraswamy
Moolavar : Sri Nageswarar / Nageswaraswamy
Consort : Sri Govarthanambigai
Some of the important features of this temple are...
The temple is facing wet with a newly built 5 tier Rajagopuram. A Deepasthambam is infront. Nagars and Vinayagar are under a Bodhi ( Arasamaram ) tree. Dwarapalakars are at the entrance of arthamandapam, Deer and Mazhu on the left side dwarapalakr and soolam and damaru on the right side dwarapalakar. In koshtam Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Durgai, Lingothbavar and Brahma.
In prakara /mahamandapam Valli Deivasena samedha Sri Subramaniyar, Bhairavar, a Big size Nagar and 5 Shiva Lingas of Panchabootha sthalangal and Sandikeswarar. Urchavars and Saba in the front mandapam.
The temple is under renovation and Sapthamatrikas are removed and kept separately.
Ambal is in a separate temple and facing west. This was built during 12th century.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION
This temple was believed to be constructed during 7th to 8th Century by Cheras.
The inscriptions belongs to Veerarajendran ( 1212AD, 1237AD, 1248AD, 1249AD), Veerapandyan ( 1268AD), Sundarapandyan ( 1301AD),Thiribhuvana Veerathevan Veera Chozhan-III ( 1172AD), Vikrama Chozhan-II (1259AD), Vikrama Chozhan-III( 1286AD), Ko Abimana Rajathirajan(1100 AD), Rajathirajan (12th Century ), Veera Narayanan, Kulothunga Chozha ( 12th Century ), Kulothunga Chozha-I (12th Century ), Hoyasala King Veeravallalan-III (14th century ) and British Queen ( 1883 AD19th Century – the inscription stone was broken during 2018-19 renovations).
As per the inscription of Vikrama Chozha-II ( 1255-1265AD), temple was renovated and the inscriptions were copied and inscribed again. The inscriptions mainly speaks about donation of land, money, Sriyaki pazhanjalakai achu, gold, towards regular Poojas, Naivedyam, excavation of eri /tank, Construction of Ambal temple, and burning of Perpetual lamp & Santhya deepam. The inscription also mentions that Vijayamangalam is under Kuruppa Nadu.
The temple was renovated during British rule 1883AD and the inscription stones was broken and missing now.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 06.00 hrs to 12 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS :
Sri Shunmuga Subramania Gurukkal and mani Gurukkal +919488152412.
HOW TO REACH :
Vijamangalam is on the way to Erode, Perundurai to Coimbatore.
Town bus facility is available from Perundurai.
Nearest Railway station is Erode.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
AThe newly built Rajagopuram -2018-19
Snakes worshiping Lord Shiva
Inscription
Inscriptions
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