Other States and Countries

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Karnataka	Hale Alur	Sri Arkeswara Temple
Karnataka	Hale Budanur	Sri Someswara Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Achutharayar Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Bhima's Gateway
Karnataka	Hampi	Chandrasekara Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Ganagitti Jain Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Hazaara Ramachandra Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Hemakutta Hills and Group of Temples
Karnataka	Hampi	Krishna ( Balakrishna ) Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Malayavantha Sri Raghunathaswamy
Karnataka	Hampi	Octoganal Water Pavilion
Karnataka	Hampi	Pattabhi Rama Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Prasanna Virupaksha Temple( U grnd)
Karnataka	Hampi	Royal Enclosure andMahanavami Dibba
Karnataka	Hampi	Saraswathy Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Sasivekalu Ganesha
Karnataka	Hampi	Sri Chaandikeswara Temple
Karnataka	Hampi	Sri Lakshmi Narasimha & Badavi Linga
Karnataka	Hampi	Sri Virupaksha Temple
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Karnataka	Kempanapura	Sri Moolasthaneswara Temple
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Karnataka	Mangala	Sri Moolasthaneswara Temple
Karnataka	Mangala	Sri Basaveswara Temple
Karnataka	Marehalli	Sri Amrudeswara Temple
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Karnataka	Nanjangud	Sri Kanteshwara Temple
Kerala	Sultan Bathery	Ancient Jain temple, Kidanganad
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Pondicherry	Thiruvandarkoil	Sri Panchanatheswarar Temple
Uttarakhand	Badrinath	Indraneela Parvatham
Uttarakhand	Gaurikund	Anekathangavatham
Uttarakhand	Kedarnath	Sri Kedareswara Temple
II - OTHER COUNTRIES
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka	Thiruketheeswaram	Thiruketheeswaram Temple
Sri Lanka	Trincomalee	Sri Koneswaram temple

Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ வேதபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், ஏமாப்பூர் / Emapur, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple at Emapur was a part of Shiva temples and a Jain Tirthankara visit at Emapur and Marangiyur on 10^th December 2021. During Chozha period this place was called as “Emapeerur”.

This is one of the Thevara vaippu sthalam, sung by Thirunavukkarasu Swamigal in his Thiruthandagam. But some of devotees considers the Emaperur on the Thiruvarur to Thiruthuraipoondi road and now called as “Thiruneiperu”, but this place maintains the same name with little corruption as “Emapur”.  

இடைமரு தீங்கோ யிராமேச் சரம்

        இன்னம்பர் ஏரிடவை ஏமப் பேறூர்

சடைமுடி சாலைக் குடிதக்களூர்

        தலையாலங் காடு தலைச்சங்காடு

கொடுமுடி குற்றாலங் கொள்ளம் பூதூர்

        கோத்திட்டை கோட்டாறு கோட்டுக் காடு

கடைமுடி கானூர்  கடம்பந்துறை

        கயிலாயா நாதனையே காண லாமே

Moolavar  : Sri Vedhapureeswarar, Vedanathar

Consort    : Sri Balakujambal

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

This temple is facing east with a mottai kopuram on the south side. A balipeedam is in front of the temple. The temple is built on an elevated level of about 2 feet from the ground level with shobanam on the east side. Moolavar in the sanctum is little tall and top is found highly eroded, may be due to continuous abhishekam. In Koshtam Pichadanar, Dakshinamurthy, Uma sakitha moorthy as rishapanthigar Brahma and Durgai. In makara thorana above the koshtam are Vinayagar, Veerasana Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavamurthy, Gajasamharamurthy and Durgai. Vinayagar, Murugan, Kala Bairavar, Suryan, Balipeedam and Rishabam are in the Maha mandapam.

In praharam Vinayagar, Sri Valli devasena Subramaniar and Ambal. Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pratibandha adhisthana with jagathy, vruthakumudha, kapotham and viazhavari. The Bhitti starts with vedhigai. The koshtas, karnapathi and salapathi in bhitti are formed with the vishnukantha pilasters. The pilasters starts with square base, malaithongal, thamaraikattu, kalam, thadi kudam, naga mandi,  palakai, veerakandam and tharanga pothyal. 

The prastaram is with valapi, kapotham and viyalavari. Bhuta Ganas are in the valapi. A Two tier stucco vimana is over the bhoomi desam. Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma are on the vimanam.

Vinayagar in the maha mandapam is in standing posture  holding mothagam and thantham. The important feature of this temple is the Rishabam facing towards entrance.

 

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

Originally the temple was built during Pallava period as brick temple and the same was reconstructed as a stone temple during Parantaka Chozha period.

This place was called as Emaraperur Nadu a sub division of Thirumunaipadi Nadu of Jayangonda Chozhamandalam. Lord Shiva was called as Thiruvalanthurai Alwar, Thiruvalanthurai Udaya Paramaswamigal, Thiruvalanthurai Mahadevar, Thiruvalanthurai Nayanar.

The inscriptions recorded from this temple belongs to Rashrakuta King Kannaradevan alias Krishna-III, Sundara Chozha, Rajaraja-I, Rajendra Chozha, Vikrama Chozha, Kulothothunga Chozha-II and Rajaraja Chozha-III.  Most of the inscriptions records the donations of Land, money, Gold etc, made to the temple towards worship, burning lamps, Naivedyam.

Rajaraja Chozha-I’s 27^th reign year ( 1012 CE )  inscription starts his full meikeerthi as “Thirumakal pola … திருமகள் போலப்…” records the endowment of Poojas, Celebrations, the salary to the people who are working in the temple. For the same a land ( whose periphery limits and the irrigation system are mentioned ) was gifted as irayili – devathanam  by the Village sabha and the Villagers. The paddy yield has to utilized for the above purposes. How the paddy has to be distributed for the Brahmin who worships with Vedamantharam, Chithirai Thiruvizha, Margazhi Thiruvizha, burning lamp for 14 days during the festival time, Naivedyam, Pooja articles, Thirupallithamam, Garland, etc,.

One of the Rajendra Chozha’s inscription records the  gift of Land raised with Kamugu ( pakku ) as kani land,  for those who tried to vacate the Village due to TAX burden.

LEGENDS

This is one of the Ashwini Nakshathara Temple, it is believed that those who are born in agni nakshathra should worship Lord Shiva of this temple. And Lord Shiva will remove the fear of yama, so the people with a problem with life will worship Lord Shiva of this temple.

As per the legend, during paralaya, the 4 vedas are stopped  from washing away by Rishabam. Hence Rishabam is turned on the opposite direction of the moolavar.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chathurthi etc,.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept opened between 7.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

The temple is under renovation and interested to participate may contact the mobile number of +91 9790222597 for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Emapur is about 4 KM from Thiruvennainallur, 35 Km from Tirukoilur, 20 KM from Villupuram and 181 KM from Chennai.

Nearest Railway station is Villupuram.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Vinayagar and Murugan

Dwarapalaka

Rishabam turned towards the entrance

Pichadanar & Dakshinamurthy

Umaskitha Murthy as Rishabanthikar

Durga Panel with Navakanda sculpture

Chandikeswarar

Brahma

Durgai in makara thorana

Lingothbavar in makara thorana

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