This place Maduramangalam was called as Mazhaimangalam during ancient times. Also Maduramangalam can be split as Maduram + Mangalam, Maduram - sweet and mangalam - a holy place / Oor ( மதுரமங்கலம் - மதுரம் + மங்கலம், மதுரம் - இனிமை, & மங்கலம் - புனிதமான ஊர் ). This is the avatar sthalam of Sri Embar one of the disciple and cousin brother of the Saint Sri Ramanajacharya. It is believed that Embar brought the Shiva Lingam from River Ganga and installed in this temple, when he was a saivite for a brief period. This temple is about a KM away from the Village Maduramangalam.
Moolavar : Sri Ullangai Konarntha Nayanar
Sri Gangadhara Eeswarar,
Sri Ullangai Kulirntha Nayanar
Consort : Sri Madura Kamakshi Amman
Some of the salient features of this temple are…
The temple is facing east with balipeedam and Rishabam. Stucco images of Shiva, Parvati, Vinayagar and Murugan are on the top of the mukha mandapam. Moolavar in the sanctum is on a square peedam and round avudayar. There is no images in the Koshtam. Stucco image of Embar and Vallalar are in the Mukha mandapam.
Ambal is in the Mukha mandapam facing South. Bairavar and Chandikeswarar are in the praharam.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of Sanctum Sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam / Mukha mandapam. The Sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhisthanam. An Eka tala Nagara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are in the greeva koshtams.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple belongs to Chozha period, may be 10th to 11th Century. The original temple was constructed with brick. The same was reconstructed during recent years. Old brick temple photograph is up loaded in this post. The detail of the inscription recorded in SII Volume 26 - Nos 339 ( SII Volume -III, 189 ). Shiva was called as Thiruchitrambalathalwar. As per the inscription this place was called as Mazhaimangalam, in Manayir kottam.
The inscription recorded from this temple belongs to Parthivendradipativarman's 9th reign year ( 964 - 65 CE - Mentioned in Tholliyal Nokkil Kanchipuram Mavattam as 973 CE ...? ). The inscription records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamp, by Lokamaharayar. for the same 90 saava moova sheep / goat was gifted. The Sheep / Goats are received by Manradi Mottai Angadi and Ilamaman Siraiyadikki's son nambi ) and agreed to supply ghee for burning the lamps.
The present temple was constructed by Siddhar Ka Appadurai, who went to Thirukailayam.
An old Photo of the temple
LEGENDS
Embar was born in 1026 CE, to an ardent devotees of Maha Vishnu, Kamalanayana Bhattar and Sridevi Ammal at Mazhalaimangalam, presently called as Maduramangalam. He was named as Govinda Bhattar by his maternal uncle Thirumalai Nambi. He and his cousin brother Sri Ramanujar studied at Thiruputkuzi, Yadhavaprakasa’s gurukulam. When Ramanujar differs the opinion of Yadhavaprakasha’s meanings of Vedhas and Sutrs, they become enemies. Yadhaprakasha, due to enmity went to the maximum extend of Killing Ramanujar. So he made a trick to kill him during the Ganga Yathra. When this was known to Govinda Bhattar, saved Ramanujar by diverting him to Kanchipuram.
While Govinda Bhattar was taking bath in Ganga River, he took a Shiva Lingam from the river and installed at Kalahasti. He had become a Devotee of Shiva and was called as Ullangai Konarntha Nayanar. But this Shiva temple authorities believes that the Shiva Lingam at this temple was installed by Ullangai Konarntha Nayanar alias Govinda Bhattar, when he was a Saivite.
Latter he was converted back to Srivaishnavism through Thirmalai Nambigaal. After completing the learning of epic Ramayan second time, from Thirumalai Nambigal, Ramajunar returned to Srirangam along with Govinda Bhattar. Since Govinda Bhattar considers Ramanujar as “Emperumanar”, devotees in short called him as “Embar”.
Embar and Vallalar
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from oru kala poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri days.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
G K A Koteeswaran may be contacted for further details on his mobile +919994578908.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is about a KM away from the Village at Maduramangalam.
Maduramangalam is about 9.3 KM from Sunguvarchatram, 18.6 KM from Sriperumbudur, 26.4 KM from Kanchipuram and 52 KM from Chennai Koyambedu bus terminus.
Nearest Railway station is Kanchipuram and Junction is Arakkonam 29 KM.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
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