08th March 2020.
The visit to this temple is a part of temples and heritage sites on the banks of river Palar. This temple is on the road side, initially we thought this must be an usual Village temple with a guarding deity. When we looked inside it was little different from other Village deity temple.
Procession Deity : Sri Chelliamman
Some of the salient features of this temple are…
The temple is facing North with a soolam / trident and balipedam are in front. The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, arthamandapam and a mukha mandapam with a grill gate. There is no Vimana over the sanctum sanctorum. In the sanctum sanctorum there is no stone idol of Chelliamman instead there is only a procession deity.
Along the sanctum sanctorum back wall, there are three sand stone slabs installed with mystical images of male and female in sitting posture, with one leg hanging. Since the idols are made of Sand stone, with continuous abhishekam and poojas for long period, most parts of the images are eroded and couldn’t identify the images, what is what. Initially we thought it may be saptamatrikas and experts are of the opinion that these may be memorial or Nadukarkal erected for a male and female.
As per the experts the Mystical images may belongs to 8th to 9th Century Pallava period and the temple may be 300 to 400 years old.
HOW TO REACH:
This Chelliamman Temple is on the Walajabad to Kanchipuram Road.
The temple is 3 KM from Walajabad, 15 KM from Kanchipuram, 27 KM from Chengalpattu and 70 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
mystical images
mystical images
Chelliamman procession deity
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