Monday, 3 October 2022

Sri Agatheeswarar Temple / அருள்மிகு அகிலாண்டேஸ்வரி சமேத அகத்தீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோவில், at Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Sri Agatheeswarar Temple was a part of Nungambakkam and Soolaimedu Shiva and MahaVishnu Temples. The three temples Sri Agatheeswarar Temple, Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple and Asalathamman temples are being maintained by the Hereditary Trustees.


Moolavar  : Sri Agatheeswarar,
Consort    : Sri Anandavalli

Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple is facing east with a large temple tank with neerazhi mandapam. The Rajagopuram is of 3 tiers. Kambathadi Vinayagar, Kodimaram, balipeedam and idabam are after the Rajagopuram and before Mukha mandapam. Stucco dwarapalakas are in the mukha mandapam. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is little elevated position. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

In the inner praharam, Utsavars, Nalvars, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Pichadanar, Mohini, Natarajar and Santhana kuravas. Ambal Ahilandeswari is in a separate sannidhi facing south.

In the outer praharam, Ramalinga Adigalar, Agathiyar with his consort Lobamudra, Varasiddhi Vinayagar, Ayyappa Kala mandapam, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Maha Lakshmi, Anna Poorani and Kasi Visalakshi Sannidhi ( Sitting and Standing Postures, ), Kasi Viswanathar, Yaga Salai, Navagrahas, Suryan, Chandran, Nandhi with his Consort and Bas Reliefs of Donors

Utsava Murtis
Nalvars
Santhana kuravars
May be Subbu Deivanayagam Mudaliar, His wife and son, the people behind the construction of this temple 

ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, threepatta kumudam and pattigai on lotus platform. The Bhitti starts with vedhika and the pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, mandi, palagai and vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of Valapi with lotus petals, Kapotam and Bhoomi desam. A 2 tier  stucco vesara vimanam is above the bhoomi desam. Stucco images of Shiva's various forms are in thala, greeva and karna koshtams.






HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
During Chozha period, this place Nungambakkam was in Puliyur Nadu in Puliyur Kottam and the same was mentioned in 11th Century Rajendra Chozha’s copper plate.  This Shiva temple was constructed by Nungambakkam Subbu Deivanayagam Mudaliar, who worked as interpreter / Dubash with Britishers.

The inscription ( 1808 CE ) on the east side wall records that lands, Chathram, Thoppu was bought and gifted to Sri Agatheeswara Swamy Akilandeswari Amman temples by R R Deivanayaga Mudaliar. After him, his son Subbaraya Mudaliar and grand son Deivanayagam are taken care of these gifts.
  1. ஸ்ரீ விசையாதியுதைய சாலிவாகன
  2. []காப்தம் ௯எள௩ கலியாப்தம் சத௯ள ..(௯)
  3. [பி]ரவாதி கெதாப்தம் க க்கு மெற்செல்{லாநி]
  4. ன்ற இபவ வருடம் தைய் மீ ௩ … இந்த பொம்ம
  5. (பு)ரத்துக்குப் பிறிதிநாமமாகிய நூங்கம்பா
  6. (க்கத்)திலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ அகிலாண்ட கோடிப் பி[ர]
  7. [மா]ண்ட நாயகராகிய அகஸ்தீகவர சுவாமி[யும்]
  8. அகிலாண்டீசுவரியம்மன் யிவர்களுடை[]
  9. (கோ)வில் நிலமும் அதைச்சார்ந்த சத்திர(மும்)
  10. (பிர)காரமும் தோப்புத்துரவு மாவடை மர[]
  11. டைகளுங் கோவில்ப்படித்தாம முதலாகி()
  12. து நடக்கும் படியாக விட்டிருக்கிற நிலங்களு
  13. சென்னப்பட்டணத்திலிருக்கும் பூவசியா த(ன்)
  14. வெண் களிறும் வெண் பரியும் வெண் குடையு
  15. ம் மேழிக் கொடியுஞ் சாயமரையும் வெண்
  16. ங்குந்த வுண்டையும் விடுகோலும் மீன் []தா
  17. கையுங் குவளை மாலையுமே உடைத்த[]
  18. [கி] துளு வேளாள குலத்தவர்களில் வி[]
  19. [ங்)கியிருந்த ராராதெய்வநாயக முதலி(யா)
  20. ரவர்கள் கிறையத்துக்கு வாங்கி மே[ல்]
  21. சொல்லிய தற்மத்துக்குத் தானம் பண்[ணி]
  22. தற்மம் பரிபாலனம் பண்ணி வந்தபடி
  23. அவர்கள் குமாரராகிய சுப்பராய முதலி(யா)
  24. ரவர்களுந் தற்மம் பரிபாலனம் பண்ணி
  25. நதை இப்போது அவர்புத்திரனாகிய நான் [தெய்வ]
  26. நாயகம் இந்த சாசனத்தில்த் தெரியச் செய்[]
  27. [தாவ]து நானும் என் சத்ததியாரும் மேற் சொல்(லி)
  28. []த் தற்ம்மத்தை சூரிய சந்திரா ளுள்ளவரைக்(கும் 
  29. பரிபாலனஞ் செய்து வருவதேயல்லாமல் [ந்]
  30. நிலம் புலம் வீடு தோட்டம் முதலானதுகளை
  31. தானாதி விக்கிறையஞ் செய்யப் பாத்தியமில்லை
  32. ஒருவேளை யாராகிலும் இந்த தற்ம்ம பரிபால()
  33. த்துக்கு விரோதமாயாவது இந்த சாசன விப()
  34. துக்கு மாறுபாடாவது நடந்தால் அவர்கள் கூ..
  35. ..லே கெங்கை கரையில் கோ அத்தி பண்
  36. ண தோஷமும் யிதிலும் கொடுமையா[]
  37. பாவத்துக்குள்ளானவர்களாய் யெ[ன்]
  38. றென்றைக்கும் மீளாத நரகத்தில் போ
  39. டப்பட்டுத் துன்பப்படக் கடவராகவு(ம்)
  40. இந்த சாசனப்படியே இந்த தற்மம் தன்(ம)
  41. பரிபாலஞ் செய்து நடப்பிக்கிற பே(ர்)
  42. கள் இகபரத்தில் சுகத்தை அனுபவிப்(ப)
  43. வர்களாகவும்.


The Navagraha Sannidhi was built and consecrated by Nu Sa Rajapathar Mudaliar,  the parampara trustee of this temple on 17th June 1948. Kodimaram was installed 24th August 1980 by him.

Ashta bandhana maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 31st August 1994

Renovation of Temple tank was done by the Rotary Club of Madras on 18th January 2002.

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted to the temple tank Neerazhi mandapam after renovation on 05th December 2003.

The temple tank was cleaned, a borewell drilled and lightings provided on the banks of temple tank by Dr Revathi Srinivasan and Dr Kamala Selvaraj, both are daughters of the renowned film actor Mr Gemini Ganesan. The work was completed on 24th April 2004.

Renovation of Vimanas, Painting of all Vimanas, construction of Entrance arch, Thirupani was carried out for sannidhis of Mahalakshmi, Durgai, Saraswati, Visalakshi,  Annapoorani,  Santhana kuravars carried out and Ashta bandhana Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 10th July 2006.

An inscription tablet records the trustees  of the temples Sri Agatheeswarar Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal and Asaathamman Temples. The inscription is givan as it is...
அருள்மிகு அகத்தீசுவரர் பிரசன்ன வெங்கடேச பெருமாள்
அசலாத்தம்மன் திருக்கோயில்
நுங்கம்பாக்கம்சென்னை-600034.
கடந்த காலம் மற்றும் நிகழ் கால பரம்பரை அறங்காவலர்களின் பெயர்கள்
திரு.கனகப்ப முதலியார்-1753, Interpreter, mayor's court,1753-75
திரு.தெய்வநாயமுதலியார்-1760. Field Interpreter to for. Forde and to sir Eyre coote, 1760.
திரு.லண்டன் சுப்பராயமுதலியார் - 1775. Interpreter, Mayor's Court and
court of Requests, 1775-1808, Extracts from the Minutes of a Court held at the Town Hall on Saturday the 19th May 1787, A.D.

PRESENT
'James Call Esqr: Mayor, Edward John Hollond, Edward Garro William Webb, John Menzies, George Savage Josias, Duke Porcher; and Andrew Ross, Aldermen.

Read Petition of Subbaroy, the Court Interpretor.. The Court having taken into consideration that he had served in the Office of Interpretor, faithfully and to much satisfaction of this Court, during the course of ten years, it is unanimously resolved that the sum of 100 Pagodas be given to him as a mark of the Court's approbation of his conduct.
(Sd) JAMES TAYLOR. REGISTRAR,

திரு.சுப்பு தெய்வநாயக முதலியார்1808.  1836-1909: Signatory to Inscription -in Sri Agastisvara temple
திரு.சுப்பராய முதலியார்          1892
திரு.சரவண முதலியார்           1911
திருமதிகண்ணி அம்மாள்         1914
திருஎன்எஸ்.ராஜாபாதர் முதலியார்-1946-1953
திருமதி. ஆர். வள்ளியம்மாள் - 13 - 12 - 1960 - 2001
திரு.ஆர்.கல்யாணராகவன்
திரு.ஆர் இராதாகிருஷ்ணன்                 2006 முதல்

The road in front of the temple was laid by Mr Basanth, Mrs Mala Basanth and their son Kailash from Bangalore on 19th August 2015.

From Tamil Hindu ( August 11th 2022 ) news paper the news appeared about the asset worth of 150 crores was reclaimed by the HR & CE Department. The houses and building spread in 15 acres of land encroached and rent was not paid for the past 30 years. It was also understood many malpractices were followed in the registration of assets.  


LEGENDS
As per the legend, a Vaishnava king, Bommarajan who ruled Bommarajapuram of Thondai mandalam was suffering from a soolai decease/ stomach ache. To get rid of the decease the King prayed Maha Vishnu, through his inner feelings. Maha Vishnu came in the King’s dream and advised to take bathe in the tank and worship Shiva and Parvati. The King had done as per the instruction and got relieved from the decease. Since the King worshiped Shiva through the inner feelings, Shiva is called as Agathu Eswarar, latter the same has got corrupted as Agatheeswarar. A different form of this legend is told for Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple.

Sukra who lost the eyesight in Maha Vishnu’s Vamana avatar, did a penance on Lord Shiva. At the same time Ambal also did a penance of Lord Shiva. Satisfied the penance of both Lord Shiva was little confused to give boon first to whom..?. Ambal asked Shiva to give Sukra first. In lieu of that Ambal asked Sukra, that he should not affect, those worships her on Fridays.  For the same Sukra accepted. Hence it is believed to get rid of Sukra dosha, on every Fridays Ladies used to carry the palanquin of Ambal as Sukravara Amman in procession. There is no separate sannidhi for Sukravara amman, but the procession deity of Sri Akilandeswari is called as Sukravara Amman.     

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from four kala Poojas and 2 times abhishekams, special poojas are conducted on every Fridays Sukravara Amman procession, Pradosham, Karthigai Deepam, Margazhi  arudra darshan, Last Friday of Thai month 108 Vilakku Poojas, Masi maham, Maha Shivaratri, Panguni Uthiram.


TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 06.00 Hrs  to 12.00 hrs and 16.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS
The land line number +91 442827 0990 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH
The Street opposite to Nungambakkam Police station leads to this temple. About a KM off from Tank bund Road ( Pushpa Nagar Bus Stop.
The temple is 4.3 KM from T Nagar Bus depot, 8.1 KM from Koyambedu and 6 KM from Chennai central.
Nearest Railway station is Nungambakkam.
 
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE CLICK HERE















Ceiling Paintings
Ceiling Paintings

Ceiling Paintings
Temple Tank with Neerazhi Mandapam
Amman Sannidhi Vimanam
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

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