The Visit to this Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar temple, at Kotahena, Colombo was a part of Sri Lanka’s (Ezha Nadu ) Paadal Petra sthalangal Visit scheduled between 28th November to 2nd December 2013. Utilizing this opportunity, we have Visited some, Shiva, Murugan, Amman Temples and Epic Ramayan associated sites of Sri Lanka.
Moolavar : Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar,
Sri Swarna Sabeswarar swamy
Consort : Sri Sivakami Ambal
Some of the important details of this temple are …..
The temple is facing east with a 5 tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishabam are in inner prakaram, after the Rajagopuram. In Koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.
Kanni Moola Vinayagar, Somaskandar, Pancha Lingas, Maha Vishnu, Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Utsavars, Shaniswaran, Bhairavar, Swarna Bhairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran, Suryan, Yaga Salai and Nalvar are in the praharam. Utsava murtis Natarajar with Sivagami, Sri Vaklli Devasena Arumugar with 6 face and 12 hands are in maha mandapam, the screens are with Shiva & Parvati's Kailaya scene.
Ambal Sri Sivakami is in a separate sannidhi facing south. The outer prakaram is spacious with sannidhi for Anjaneyar. Muthumariamman and Nagar.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of Sanctum Sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The praharam was completely covered with stone. Provisions are give for natural lighting and ventilation which are not adequate.
The complete temple was constructed with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The adhistanam is of pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, Kumudam and Pattigai. The Bhitti starts with evedhigai. The pilasters are of vrutha pilasters with base with nagabandham, kalasam, kudam, palagai, pushba pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapa, kapotam and bhoomi desam.
Some of the stones are brought from India. And the master sculptors are from India. The Pillars has the bas reliefs of various Hindu GOD and Goddess, flower motifs. The prakaram Pillars are very much similar to Rameswaram and the lamps are similar to Thiruvannamalai temple.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Ponnambala Mudaliar, constructed a small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the year 1857. After him, Ponnambalam Ramanathan his son, an attorney General and a freedom fight of Sri Lanka built this temple in stone in the year 1907 - 1912. Ashta bandhana maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 21st November 2012. Further expanded by his grandson, Rehabilitation, resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs Minister D M Swaminathan, which includes construction of the east side 5 tier Rajagopuram in the year 1965. The Rajagopuram was built with stone up to prastaram level and the super structure was built with bricks, which has the 162 stucco images. .
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from 5 kala regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on, Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chaturthi, Arudra darshan, Navaratri, etc,. The Annual festival starts from 10th day of Panguni and ends on Panguni Uthiram. Somaskandar, Chandikeswarar, Murugan with Valli Devasena will be taken in procession in Temple cars which are pulled maximum by the ladies.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 05.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Land line number +94112431252 or +94112447837 may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is very much closer to harbour, 2.5 KM from Fort Station, 2.3 KM from Colombo Bus Stand and 4 KM from international Air port.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
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