Sri Agastheeswarar Temple, Nedungundram

 

 

 

 

Moolavar - Sri Agastheeswarar Temple
Amman - Sri Thiripurasundari Ambal
Place - Nedungundram, Chennai, Tamilnadu

On a beautiful rainy morning at Chennai visiting this 13th century temple was an amazing experience.

The temple is facing east with an arch on the east side and an entrance on the south. Dwajasthambam, Balipedam and Nandhi are immediately after the south side entrance arch. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of the arch. Temple tank with a big banyan tree is in front of the temple.

In the prakaram sannadhi for Iyappan, Sri Valli devasena Subramaniyar, Maha Lakshmi, Bairavar, Navagrahas with their vahanas, Sandikeswarar and Nagars under a neem tree.

The sanctum sanctorum consists of Sanctum, antarala and arthamandapam. Urchavars, Bala Ganapathy, Bala Subramaniyar, Bala Sundari are in the arthamandapam.

Moolavar is little big and Ambal is in separate sannadhi in arthamandapam facing south. In Koshtam Dhakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

Inscriptions of Rajaraja –III, ie 13th century inscriptions are on the kumudham of athidanam. One of the inscription speaks about donation of a cow to burn a perpetual lamp till sun and moon exists, also the the cow’s calf to be maintained in the temple when the Cow becomes old. Another inscription mentions this place as PerunKulathur, it means a big water body / Kulam latter changed to the present name of Perungalathur.

References:
1.http://remoteoldtemples.blogspot.com/2017/03/nedunkundram-sivan-temple.html