This Sri Arkeeswarar Shiva Temple at Pammal had become famous after the panchaloka idols unearthed from this place. Hope the Grama Devathai temple existed on the same place even before construction of this Shiva Temple, since ancient times.
Moolavar : Sri Arkeeswarar
Consort : Amirthambigai
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple is facing east with and entrance arch. Anjaneyar Sannidhi is on the left side immediately after the entrance. Balipeedam and Rishabam are under a metacolour sheet mandapam. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is little big on a square avudayar. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai. In Praharam Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Kasi Viswanathar & Visalakshi, Chandikeswarar, Amirthambigai Ambal, Kala Bairavar, Saneeswarar, Navagrahas and Arulmigu Sakthi Sooriamman, a grama devathai temple.
Ambal Sri Amithambigai is in a separate temple facing south. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of Sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam and mukha mandapam. The adhistanam is not visible fully. A 3 tier nagara style Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are on the tala and greeva kostams.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
As per the temple authorities, the temple belongs to 6th to 7th Century ie 1300 years old. While digging the earth for construction of mandapam, some idols like Vinayagar, Somaskandar, ( Shiva and Ambal ), Manickavasagar, Thirunavukkarasu Swamigal, Thirugnanasambandar, Chandikeswarar, Sivakami Amman, Amman 2 nos were unearthed. Based on the report of Archaeological Department, it was presumed that the temple also belongs to 6th to 7th Century. But there is no inscriptional evidence to prove the same.
Maha Kumbabhishekam was conducted on 27th June 2004.
LEGENDS
It is believed that Surya worshiped Shiva of this temple. Since Ark is another name of Suryan, ( Ark + Eswaran ) Shiva is called as Arkeeswarar. Hence this place is a Suryan Parihara sthalam.
Devotees pray Shiva of this temple to get relieved from pithru dosha, Head aches, Right eye ailment, piththa body and not mentally stable.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, maha Shivaratri days, Pournami, Thaipoosam, Panguni Uthiram, New Year days, Chithra pournami, Sani peyarchi and all important Hindu festival days.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 07.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 16.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The temple is under the control of HR & CE Department from 12.10.2020, hence the Gurukkal is afraid of giving their contact details. The number in the display Thakkar is striked out.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is on the south side of Sooriamman Koil pond.
The temple is 2.4 KM from Pallavaram Gate Bus stop, 8.3 KM from Tambaram, 20 KM from Koyambedu bus stand and 24 KM from Chennai Central station.
Nearest Railway Station is Pallavaram.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
Sooriamman Temple
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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