Moolavar: Sri Somanatha Eswar
Amman: Sri Amuthambigai
Place: Kolathur, Chennai
As per the legend the temple was constructed in the year 1745 AD by Mr Muthukumarappa Mudaliar, who served as a Diwan under Arcot Nawab. He discovered a Shiva Linga at Kolathur and constructed a Temple using the money, collected as Tax, which is supposed to be handed over to Nawab. On hearing this Nawab ordered Mudaliar to be imprisoned. Before the arrest, Shiva came in the form a human and gave him a bowl to beg and collect money. Mudaliar begged and managed to collect a sum which was more than what he spent for constructing the temple. He gave it Nawab and realizing the power of Lord Shiva the Nawab gifted three Villages in Kolathur area to this Shiva Temple.
The temple is facing east with a mottai gopuram with a Nayak period mandapam. The Palipedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishabam are immediately after the entrance. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and arthamandapam. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dhakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. Ambal sannadhi is in the arthamandapam facing south.
In the inner prakaram sannadhi for Somaskandar, Urchavars, Siddhi Puththi Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Naalvar, Kasi Viswanathar with Visalakshi, Bairavar, Natarajar with Sivakami, Chandran, Suryan and Sandikeswarar. In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Vannimara (Vanni Tree) Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Navagrahas. Immediately after the temple entrance on the left, there is a sannadhi for Sri Devi & Bhoodevi samedha Sri Amirtharaja Perumal with urchavars.
From another legend Chandran the moon also called as Soman, get relieved of his curse after worshiping Lord Shiva of this temple. Hence Shiva obtained the name of Somanatha Eswar. There is another story of Asuras Vilvan and Vadapi with Agasthiyar also associated with this temple. Agasthiyar also worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple.
Madhava Gana yogi has sung "Kolathur Pathitrupathu" on Lord Shiva of this temple
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs
Amman: Sri Amuthambigai
Place: Kolathur, Chennai
As per the legend the temple was constructed in the year 1745 AD by Mr Muthukumarappa Mudaliar, who served as a Diwan under Arcot Nawab. He discovered a Shiva Linga at Kolathur and constructed a Temple using the money, collected as Tax, which is supposed to be handed over to Nawab. On hearing this Nawab ordered Mudaliar to be imprisoned. Before the arrest, Shiva came in the form a human and gave him a bowl to beg and collect money. Mudaliar begged and managed to collect a sum which was more than what he spent for constructing the temple. He gave it Nawab and realizing the power of Lord Shiva the Nawab gifted three Villages in Kolathur area to this Shiva Temple.
The temple is facing east with a mottai gopuram with a Nayak period mandapam. The Palipedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishabam are immediately after the entrance. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and arthamandapam. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dhakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. Ambal sannadhi is in the arthamandapam facing south.
In the inner prakaram sannadhi for Somaskandar, Urchavars, Siddhi Puththi Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Naalvar, Kasi Viswanathar with Visalakshi, Bairavar, Natarajar with Sivakami, Chandran, Suryan and Sandikeswarar. In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Vannimara (Vanni Tree) Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Navagrahas. Immediately after the temple entrance on the left, there is a sannadhi for Sri Devi & Bhoodevi samedha Sri Amirtharaja Perumal with urchavars.
From another legend Chandran the moon also called as Soman, get relieved of his curse after worshiping Lord Shiva of this temple. Hence Shiva obtained the name of Somanatha Eswar. There is another story of Asuras Vilvan and Vadapi with Agasthiyar also associated with this temple. Agasthiyar also worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple.
Madhava Gana yogi has sung "Kolathur Pathitrupathu" on Lord Shiva of this temple
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs
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