Thursday 26 December 2019

SRI KAILASANATHAR TEMPLE, AGARAM, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU.

24th November 2019.
The visit to this Agaram Sri Kailasanathar Temple was a part of  Pallava  and Choha period temples Visit scheduled on 24th November 2019. After Mullipakkam Sri Parasuramar Temple’s visit had been to this temple, which is on the way to Manampathy and about 500 meters from the Mullipakkam and Manampathy road Junction.

Moolavar  : Sri Kailasanathar
Consort    : Sri Akilandeswari

Some of the salient features of this temple are…
The temple is facing east with and entrance arch. Balipedam and Nandhi are in-front of the temple. The Temple is about 3 feet above the ground level with a flight of 5 steps. The sanctum sanctorum consists of Sanctum, antarala, arthamandapam and a mahamandapam. Moolavar is little big looks majestic.

In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma and Durgai.  In prakaram Ambal sannadhi facing east, Sandikeswarar. In the mahamandapam Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, some loose sculptures, Bhairavar and Navagrahas. The Navagrahas are in sitting posture on their vahana.

ARCHITECTURE.
The Sanctum sanctorum was built on a padmabhandha adhisthana with tripatta kumuda. Vimana was built over the sanctum do not comply with any silpa sasthira. A small Vimana like Ambal vimana was built ( an unknown contractor had done it ).

The arthamandapam was built during Vijayanagara period and are supported by 16 pillars with reliefs like Garudan, Natarajar, Hanuman playing Mruthankam, etc.

HISTORY
The adhisthana has the 12th to 13th Century Chozha's period and 16th century Vijayanagara's period inscriptions. The Original temple might have been constructed during Chozha period and latter extended during Vijayanagara period.

TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since orukala pooja is conducted opening and closing times are un predictable.

HOW TO REACH:
The temple is about 500 meters from the Village.
Agaram is about a KM from Manampathy,  18.6 KM from Thiruporur, 12 KM from Tirukalukundram and   15 KM from Chengalpattu.
Nearest Railway station is Chengalpattu.

LOCATION: CLICK HERE








Nayaka period inscription
 ---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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