The Visit to this Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple was a part of Navagraha Temples Visit. After the Darshan of Sri Velleeswarar, came to this temple, in the same Village Mangadu. The temple can be easily accessed from Porur and Poonamallee.
( Amman sannadhi Vimanam - on the right small vimanam visible is for the Penance /Thabas Kamakshi sannadhi )
Moolavar : Sri Kamakshi
Some of the important features of this temple are ….
Some of the important features of this temple are ….
The temple is facing east with a 7 Tier Rajagopuram. In the Sanctum sanctroum Ambal is in standing posture and facing east. Idol of Ambal in Dhabas around fire, posture in artha mandapam. Sannidhi for Vinayagar, Urchava Murtis and Navakannigaikas.
It is believed that after dhabas Ambal has left to Kailash, but the heat was not reduced. Sri Sankarachariyar has installed a enthiram to reduce the heat.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of Sactum Sanctorum, ardhamandapam and a maha mandapam. A 3 tier Salakara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. The Rajagopuram are on east and south side.
The temple consists of Sactum Sanctorum, ardhamandapam and a maha mandapam. A 3 tier Salakara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. The Rajagopuram are on east and south side.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTION
The Sadayavaraman Sundara Pandian's period ( 1256 CE ) inscription on the floor stone of Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple refers a Jain School "Mangattu Thiruvaraanthaanam", existed in this place.
The inscription stone at Alandur Sri Siva Subramaniyar Temple belongs to a Jain School called "Thiruvaraanthanam - திருவராந்தானம்" existed during Kamba varman ( 875 AD) 5th year ( Chithirai month ) period. அருகன்தானம் ( அருஹத்ஸ்தானம் ), this word might have got corrupted to அராந்தானம். This word was mentioned as Araanthanam in Manimegalai ( 3:82, 5:23 ) and in Perungathai as அரா அந்தானம் ( 2:2:138, 2:6:161, 5:4:151). திரு was added with அராந்தானம், and became as thiruvaraawthaanam-திருவராந்தானம். The Arcot section ( kootram ) Paripandathurai Parisai, Village Headman’s daughter and the Jain’s school Teacher Ananda Veera Kuravar’s Student by name “ku..Adigal - கு... அடிகள்" ( குரத்தி அடிகள் ) donated 60 kaadi ( Kalam -கலம் ), one kuruni and 3 nazhi paddy for the AviHavis Padayal ( may be naivedyam ) called Avihavis - ( அவி(ஹவிஸ் )) and a plate weighing 30 palam. The further details of the endowment is not known since, the last lines are worned out completely.
The Arcot cootram mentioned in the inscription refers the place called Arcot near Kandiyur of Thanjavur District. This was recorded in the Thirupazhanam inscription as "Arcot Kootrathu ParivaNdathurai Parisai ..". The same place is mentioned in the Alandur inscription. This inscription seems to be special since it mentions a Lady who belongs to Thanjavur area, educated in Pallava Region and gave donation.
How and when this 9th Century inscription stone came here is not known. At the end of British period many temples in and around Chennai were constructed using other temple stones, for example, Thirisoolam / Tirusulam temple's stones are used in Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple. This might have happened for this temple also. The inscription at Alandur Sri Siva subramaniya Swamy was identified by Mr K Sridharan and Mr Ramachandran, from Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department.
LEGENDS
As per one of the legend, Ma Parvati was doing a penance standing on one leg with a fire around her, on Shiva at Mangadu. Due to the Penance / thabas, this place was experienced with unbearable heat. So the Rishis requested Maha Vishnu to do save them from heat generated by Ambal’s thabas. Maha Vishnu in-turn asked Mahalakshmi to care of the Maharishis request. Mahalakshmi took the form of Cow and worshiped Shiva of this temple. Satisfied with Mahalakshmi’s prayer, Shiva and Ma Parvati united together once again. As a mark of this legend Amba's pada was installed near the Rishabam. Further, to reduce the heat, it was told that Kanchi Maha Periyava installed an yanthara at the feet of Ambal.
4 KM from Kundrathur.
Town buses available from Porur, Iyyappanthangal etc..
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( South side Rajagopuram )
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