SRI BHADRAKALI AMMAN & SRI SANTHANA KARUPPASAMY TEMPLE / NERUR KALLIAMMAN TEMPLE NERUR, KARUR DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU.

04^th February 2020

This Sri Bhadrakali Amman and Sri Santhana Karuppasamy Temple’s Visit was a part of Heritage Visit to temples, Hero stones and Heritage sites in Erode and Karur Districts, scheduled on 04^th February 2020. When we are searching for Hero stones / Navakanda nadukarkal, we came to this temple which followed the ancient worship Nerur Village. Nerur is on the banks of river Kaveri. But compared to Kariyakaliamman Temple at Patlur in Erode District, some of the changes were made in the worship. In the prakara there are three Navakanda hero stones and the details will be written in a separate post. With the presence of Hero stones and worship, this temple may belongs to 14th to 16th Century. 

Deities

1. Sri Bhadrakaliamman
2. Sri Santhana Karuppasamy

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

This is a typical village temple facing North. The temple do not have any formal structures like entrance arch or Rajagopuram. A Horse statue built with brick, without head is standing in front of sanctum sanctorum. The head might have been damaged / fallen down due to age. A Female and a male images  are on both side of the horse. Karuppasamy and Nagar images are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. In addition to this, there are two terracotta horses  on a pedestal.

The temple complex consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and arthamandapam. Sri Bhadrakaliamman is in sitting posture in a rectangular sanctum. In arthamandapam entrance are the latest and old suthai / stucco dwrapalakas both male and female. Santhana Karuppasamy is in a separate sannadhi with Dog as vahana. 

The sanctum sanctorum was built in a typical village style with a rectangular vimana. It was told that annual festival will be conducted during Adi month in a grand manner.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

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

HOW TO REACH:

The temple is about a KM off main road on the northern part of the Village.

Nerur is 14 KM from Karur, 82 KM from Erode, 106 KM from Salem and 400 KM from Chennai.

LOCATION: CLICK HERE

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