The visit to this Sri Vaitheeswaran Temple at Pillaipakkam was a part of “Gajaprishta Vimana Temples visit” – on 30th April 2023. This Village is on the Sriperumbudur to Mudichur road which passes through many industries. Can be reached through the Road before Sri Eswari Auto Components Private Ltd.
Moolavar : Sri Vaitheeswaran
Consort : Sri Thayyal Nayagi
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple is facing east with a large white ambal flowers temple tank. An entrance Rajagopuram base is on the south side. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is on a round avudayar, looks little big. In Koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.
Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas and Bairavar are in the praharam.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum antarala and ardha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhsithanam with three patta kumudam. The bhitti starts with pattigai. The sanctum sanctorum itself is of Gajaprishta style. The Pilasters are of brahma kantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam Palakai and Tharanga pothyal. An ekatala Gajaprishta Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are on the greeva koshtam. The mandapam pillars are virutha type with vettu pothyal.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Ref: தொல்லியல் நோக்கின் காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம், ச. கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி.
பல்லவர் கால நிருபதுங்கனின் கல்வெட்டு ( 861 CE ), மூலவரை மூலஸ்தானத்து மகாதேவர் என்றும் முதலாம் குலோத்துங்கன் காலத்தில் அகத்தீஸ்வரர் என்றும் அழைக்கப்படதை பதிவு செய்கின்றது.
Nrupathunga Pallava period 861 CE, inscription records the moolavar’s name as Moolasthanathu Mahadevaar. Kulothunga Chozha-I period inscription records Shiva’s name as Agastheeswarar.
பராந்தக சோழனின் 940 CE, கோயிலில் விளக்கெரிக்க ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டதை பதிவு செய்கின்றது.
Parantaka Chozha’s 940 CE inscription records the endowment of burning a lamp and the arrangements done for burning the lamps.
பார்த்திவேந்திரவர்மனின் 971 CE, தேவதானமாக நிலங்கள் கொடுக்கப்பட்டதைப் பதிவு செய்கின்றது.
Parthivendra’s 971 CE, inscription records that the lands gifted to this temple as thevadhanam.
ராதிராஜன் –I, 1045 CE, கல்வெட்டு கோயில் எல்லைகளை வரையறை செய்து, நிலம் தானமாக அளிக்கப்பட்டதைப் பதிவு செய்கின்றது.
Rajathirajan-I’s 1045 CE inscription records the periphery limits of the temple and the lands gifted to this temple.
முதலாம் குலோத்துங்கனின் 1074 CE, கல்வெட்டு இறைவனின் பெயர் அகஸ்தீஸ்வரர் எனக்குறிப்பிட்டு விளக்கெரிக்க தானம் அளித்துள்ளதையும், 1118 CE, ல் நிலம் தேவதானமாக அளிக்கப்பட்டதையும் பதிவு செய்கின்றது.
Kulothunga Chozha-I’s 1074 CE inscription records the moolavar’s name as Agastheeswarar, and an endowment of burning a lamp and donation of land given. Further 1118 CE inscription records the gift of land as thevadhanam to this temple.
The Koshta images are installed after temple construction, since the inscriptions are found on back side of the koshta images.
As per the inscription tablet at the temple, the temple was destroyed during Golkonda nawab invasion. In the year 1977, Pillaipakkam Singaravel Chettiar’s son Sri Namasivaya Chettiar obtained a patta in the name of the temple for the dilapidated temple land. Maha Kumbhabhishekam was performed on 14th June 1981. Again Maha Kumbhabhishekams are performed on 4th April 2004 and 17th April 2017.
Kulothunga Chozha's inscription on the back side of Maha Vishnu
19-20th Century inscription
LEGENDS
The Shiva was called as Agastheeswarar during Chozha period and the same was changed as Sri Vaitheeswaran. Why and when the name was changed is not known.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri days.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is 4.5 KM from Sriperumbudur, 18 KM from Kundrathur, 25 KM from Poonamallee, 39 KM from Koyambedu, 45 KM from Kanchipuram and 45 KM from Chennai Central.
Nearest railway station is Koyambedu.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
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