After visiting Sri Nallinaikeswarar temple at Ezhichur, happened to see this Vinayagar temple on the north side of the temple. Initially I thought this may be an usual Vinayagar temple, on the contrary this temple has a rich history. The inscription of this temple has a connection with the history of Shiva Temple.
Main Deity : Sri Shanmuga Vinayagar.
Some of salient features of this temple are….
This temple is facing east with an entrance arch. A Balipeedam is in front of the Temple. The entrance arch has the stucco images of Lord Shiva with Parvati, Vinayagar, Murugan, Kali (…?) and maha Vishnu. Vinayagar’s vahana is in the mukha mandapam. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of sanctum.
In praharam Sri Kamakshi Amman Samedha Ekambara Nathar, Sri Valli Devaasena Subramaniyar, Srinivasa Perumal, Sri Bairavar, Nagar, Sri Dakshinamurthy, Nardhana Ganapathy, Sri Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION
This inscription is also connected to Sri Nallinaikeswarar Shiva temple on the south side of the temple Tank ). This inscription tablet is fixed on the compound wall. As per the inscription, when the Shiva temple has become dilapidated condition ( The Shiva Linga avudayar and Rishabam was found damaged condition ), in 1896 CE, Kodi Samarapuri Mudaliar and his brother Shanmuga Mudaliyar reconstructed this temple through the sthapathi Ganesha achari. The above works were done through own fund of Kodi Samarapuri Mudaliar. The required stones are sourced from Pattimalaikuppam alias Sankarapuram. New Shiva Lingam with Rishabam was made and installed. In 1906 Arumugar and Thiripura Sundari Amman idols are also made as new. Singara Mudaliar established the Navagrahas. Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted. The temple affairs were looked after by Samarapuri Mudaliar as a Trustee.
Due to various unknown reasons the Villagers didn’t liked Samarapuri Mudaliar to continue as a trustee and filed a suit in Poonamallee and Thiruvallur Court. Eventhough the judgement was came in favour of Samarapuri Maudaliar, relieved himself from the trustee.
In 1918, with the same sthapathi, This Vinayagar temple was constructed on the same place where his brother Shanmuga Mudaliar planted the sapling of Arasamaram / peepal tree and named it as Shanmuga Vinayagar Temple. The Vinayagar temple was consecrated on 11th August 1920.
With the wishes of Samarapuri Mudaliar, his great grand son M Balasubramaniyar, established, Sri Kamakshi Amman Samedha Ekambara nathar, Sri Valli Devaasena Subramaniyar, Sri Bairavar, Nagar, Sri Dakshinamurthy, Nardhana Ganapathy, Sri Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai are in the Shanmuga Vinayagar Temple and maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 13th April 2009.
Another 1920 CE inscription records as சிவ புண்ணியம் 1920 ஆம் வருடம் ஆகஸ்டு மாதம் 11ந்தேதி எழுச்சூர் சமரபுரி முயர்ச்சி…. Probably this gives the dated consecration of this Vinayagar temple.
Another inscription records the name of sthapathi as V Selvamuthu, of Thirukannapuram who constructed this Vinayagar Temple with his contact details.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on maha Shivaratri day, Vinayagar Chathurti, etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The mobile numbers of Mr Ramamurthy +91 96001 22162, Ramesh +91 97101 95191 and Muralidharan +91 96771 79420 may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH
The temple at Ezhichur is is about 500 meters off from Ezhichur Road and Ezhichur is about 7 KM off from Tambaram to Kanchipuram viz Padappai. All the buses to Kanchipuram will stop at Kandigai.
The temple is 28.2 KM from Tambaram, 7.5 KM from Oragadam Industrial Hub, 32 KM from Kanchipuram and 60 KM from Chennai.
Nearest railway station is Tambaram.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
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