03rd February, 2020.
This Brahmeshwarar Temple’s Visit was a part of Heritage Visit to temples, Hero stones and Heritage sites around Anthiyur and Athani, scheduled on 03rd February 2020. During Chozha’s rule, a Village will be gifted to a temple called as Brahmadesam. By seeing the name of the Village as Brahmadesam, we thought that there must be an old temple, built during Chozha period. But to our disappointment, we landed in this temple which is not very old.
Moolavar : Sri Brahmeshwarar
Consort : Sri Brahmeshwari
Some of the important details are …
The temple is facing east with a Balipedam and Nandhi. The sanctum sanctorum niches / koshtas are empty, But Dakshinamurti, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai are installed in-front of Koshtas. The thorana, above the niches are with Bootha gana heads with protruding teeth & various expressions. Ambal is in a separate temple like sannadhi facing east. A simha vahana is in front of the Ambal sannadhi.
In Prakaram Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena subramaniyar, Sandikeswarar, Shaniswarar, Bhairavar, Navagrahas, Suryan and Chandran.
ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum of Shiva and Ambals temples are constructed with padabandha adhisthana. Sanctum sanctorum, antarala and arthamandapama are on the adhisthana. The koshtas depth are less to accommodate the images. The thoranas above the Niches / niches are carved with bhoota ganas with various face expressions & protruding teeth. The prastharam is simple with alpa nasis and without images in the koodu. A Two thala Nagara vimana is on the sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Going by the architecture of the temple, the temple may be 300 to 400 years old and re constructed in the recent years. 19th -20th century inscriptions are found on the walls of arthamandapam.
Two times renovations has been carried out in 1999 and 2011and kumbhabhishekam was conducted.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
Since orukala pooja is conducted the opening and closing times are un predictable.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The Gurukkal may be contacted on his mobile 6381646716 and 7502845238 for further clarifications.
HOW TO REACH:
This temple is about 250 meters from the Village.
Brahmadesam is about 21 KM from Bhavani, 34 KM from Erode, 124 KM from Coimbatore and 421 KM from Chennai
Nearest Railway station if Erode.
A 19th to 20th century inscriptions
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