This is the last Pallava and early Chozha period brick temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple facing east. There are two Ambal in a separate sanctum facing south. There are many changes between our last visit to this visit. Fence has been erected. A new Vinayagar sannidhi was constructed and Ambal sannidhi renovation is in progress. Still the Gajabirushta vimanam of the main sanctum is vertically cracked from top to bottom. It was learnt that local people are doing thirupani with their own fund. For the details of our last visit through R.E.C.H Foundation : Click Here
Moolavar : Sri Vadavamuga Agneeswarar
Consort : Sri Vasantha Nayagi
Some of the Salient features of this temple are…
The temple is facing east. Koshta moorthams are installed at a latter stage. There are two Ambals, of highest one was damaged. As per Gurukkal Lord Shiva asked the king who tried to remove the damaged one to replace with a new, whether he will change his wife if she gets hurt. So the King installed the new one near the old Ambal moortham.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam. The complete temple was built with bricks. The Vimanam is if Gajaprishta Style. There is huge crack from base to top of the vimanam at the back side, during our Visit.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Inscriptions are found around the temple base stone, Pillars of the artha mandapam and there is egg shaped stone at the entrance of the moolavar shrine.
As per the Book "Tholliyal Nokkil Kanjipura Mavattam - by S Krishnamurthy, 12 inscriptions are recorded from this temple. Vadavayilandavar temple 11 inscriptions (1961 - 62/ 175 - 185 ), Varadharaja Perumal Temple ( 1965 -66 / 172-173) and the two inscriptions near the temple tanks are recorded by the Archaeological Survey of India.
As per the inscriptions this temple was built during Rajaraja-I's period ( 994 CE ). This place was called as Chozha Kerala Chathurvedimangalam alias Vedal. Shiva was called as Vadavayilandavar alias Vadava Mutheeswarar. 3 inscription records the burning of perpetual lamps. The two inscriptions near the Temple tank belongs to Rajaraja-I and Rajendra Chozha-I.
Rajaraja-I's small regional king Idaikazhi Nattukkon's wife Umapattaki had gifted the Koothapiran / Natarajar's image. The king Idaikazhi Nattukkon had made arrangement for burning lamp in Palliyarai.
During Rajendra Chozha -I's period inscription ( 1028 CE ) records the endowment of supplying fire wood for 4 months starts from Karthigai and water from Panguni, by Velippakkizhan Arangan Naminandhi. For the same a land was purchased and gifted to the temple on madapuram.
The 1032 CE inscription records the endowment of burning a perpetual lamps by Kerala Periyaraiyan. For the same he purchased land from the sabha of Chozha Kerala Chathurvedimangalam alias Vedal and gifted to this templa as thevadhanam.
1043 CE inscription records the construction of the mandapam and made arrangement for conducting the celebrations of Margazhi Thiruvathirai and Chithirai Visu.
Another inscription records the endowment of burning 4 Lamps at Natarajar sannidhi and continue the worship by Kulanthaka Periyaraiyan. For the same he had given 30 Panam to the maha sabha.
Rajenndra Chozha-I's period ( 1028 CE ) inscription records the construction of Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple.
Egg shaped stone and Tamil inscriptions are found around the stone
LOCATION OF VEDAL SHIVA TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
Rishabam with balipeedam in an elevated level
Temple view
Dakshinamurthy - This might be installed at a latter stage.
Gajabirusta Vimanam huge crack from top to bottom The temple was constructed with brick
( Ambal Sannadhi )
Temple view from east
Two Amman idols - The taller Amman idol was damaged.
Temple complex view
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