15th March 2020.
The visit to this temple was a part of Shiva, Vishnu and Amman Temples Visit on the banks of river Palar, scheduled on 15th March 2020. Our first Visit was to this Amman temple, since Mr Vels Kumaran directed us to go to this temple, which has rare sculptures of a Thoongu Thalai Navakanda Hero stone and an Amman idol. This place Villivalam is on the banks of river Palar.
Presiding Deity : Sri Muchanthi Amman.
Some of the salient features of this temple are...
The temple is facing west with a balipeedam and an elephant vahana. A 3 tier Rajagopuram is on the north side. A Thoongu thalai Navakanda sculpture is in front of the Temple ( The details will be posted separately ). In prakaram Selva Vinayagar, Sri Valli DevaSena Subramaniar, Nagathamman, Durgai, Vinayagar, Aruba Lakshmi ( made of sand stone eroded completely ) and Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala, artha mandapam and a meta colour mukha mandapam. The sanctum is of rectangular shape with an ekathala vimana. Amman’s various avathara stucco images are on the Vimana. Some erotic sculptures, tortoise, lizard, monkey, lady, bird annam are on the walls of sanctum sanctorum. In addition to this there is a soldier holding a rifle bas-relief on the mandapa pillar ( which indicates the period of construction ). Various deity paintings are painted on the walls.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION
With the presence of Thoongu thalai Navakanda Hero stone, it is believed that this temple belongs to 8th to 9th Century Pallava period. The front mandapa was extended during 18th to 19th Century. The temple was renovated with Rajagopuram during recent periods.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The poojaris may be contacted on their mobiles Va. Sivanandam 9380404065 and Tha. Thanika 9655946291 for further details.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is on the banks of river Palar at Villivalam.
Villivalam is 7.4 KM from Walajabad, 15 KM from Kanchipuram, 32 KM from Chengalpattu and 53 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
A Soldier - British period pillar bas-relief
An Elephant Vahana
Arooba Lakshmi
Thoonguthalai Hero Stone
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