The Visit to this Sri Kooliswarar Temple at Kondangi was a part of Shiva and Vishnu Temples and a Shiva Temple with Gajaprishta Vimana, at Melaiyur in Chengalpattu District on 3rd September 2023. The original temple is also believed to be of more than 1000 years old and the legend ( பிட்டுக்கு மண் சுமந்த படலம் ) one of the Thiruvilayadal Purana of Shri Shiva is associated with this temple, hence Shiva is called as Koolishwarar.
Moolavar : Sri Koolishwarar
Consort : Sri Tripura Sundari.
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple facing east with an entrance from East side. Stucco image of Shiva and Parvati as Rishabroodar is on the top of the ardha mandapam / Mukha mandapam. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishabam are in front of the temple. Vinayagar and Murugan are on both side of the ardha mandapam entrance. Moolavar is little large on a round avudayar. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai. A balipeedam and a Rishabam are also in the ardha mandapam. Maha Vishnu idol is in the ardha mandapam facing east.
Ambal is in a separate temple, facing south in front of the temple. Ambal is standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In praharam, Nagars, Anjaneyar and Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. Hope the maha mandapam was constructed at a latter period by Vijayanagara nayakas. The complete adhistanam is not visible out side. An ekatala vesara vimanam is on the sanctum santorum. No murtis in the tala koshtams. The Ambal sannidhi was constructed during recent years and vimanam is of Salakara style..
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It was told that the temple belongs to Chozha period and mukha mandapam was added during Vijayanagara period. A 19th to 20th Century inscription stone is installed at the entrance of the temple.
This Ancient temple was called as திருகுழீஸ்வரர் கோயில், which has got corrupted to the present name of Kooliswarar and one of the Thiruvilaiyadal puranam was connected as a legend to Shiva of this temple.
The Vijayanagara King Veerasingarayan's representative Ramalinga Ayyan, inscription ( 1506 CE ), records that the Taxes of Neerkuli - நீர்க்கூலி to the Pattaviruthi lands.
In 1537 CE, The Vijayanagara King's representative Thimmappa Nayaka's period inscription records the gift of land for the continuation of worship to this temple. ( ARE 1934-35, Nos 53 & 54 ).
The Inscription at Nellikuppam Vandavasi Amman Temple records that Kathiri Nayakkan has gifted some dhanam to this temple in memory of his parents. He also ordered to give oil for burning lamp at this temple.
Ref:
Tholliyial Nokkil Kanchipuram Mavattam by Sa Krishnamurthy.
Ashta bandhana maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 1st February 2009.
Maha Vishnu was got from the nearby lake, during the process of cleaning.
LEGENDS
It is believed that the temple legend is associated with one of the Thiruvilaiyadal purana of Shiva – ie pittukku man sumantha padalam. ( How this legend was added to this temple is not known ). When the river vaigai was flooded and it breached the banks. So the Pandya king ordered, to come a person from each house to stop the breach. An old lady who sells pittu do not have children. So She prayed to Shiva. Shiva came and asked that, if he goes as a representative, what She can offer. The old lady replied that She will give pittu. Agreed Shiva, went to the spot, without doing anything was sleeping under a tree. On seeing this, the King beat Shiva with a stick. On receiving the beat, Shiva vanished and the breach also stopped. The beating by the king was realized by everybody. The Pandya King realized that the representative who came for the old lady was none other than Shiva. The King prayed to Shiva to forgive him. Shiva pardoned the Pandya King and blessed.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
This place is Kondangi 15.5 KM from Thiruporur, 26 KM from Tambaram, 21 KM from Chengalpattu and 55 KM from Chennai Central station.
Nearest Railway Station is Chengalpattu.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
Ambal Temple
Ambal Temple
Anjaneyar Temple
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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