There are many temples in India and TN where front Gopuram is hit by
something,unfinished I am trying to find my book written by an author
finding some reasons Let me come back if I am lucky I dont know it is here
or in India KR
On Sat, 18 May 2024 at 20:15, gopala krishnan <gopa4...@yahoo.in> wrote:
> Thank you sir for reading my forward and additions.
>
> Why the entrance tower/gate is not completed is a puzzle. The reasoning
> told by many is Parantaka chola II, had to defend a war by the time, and
> further construction was not done.
>
> Unlike many other Siva temples, here the Perumal Sannithi is large, and
> Iyengar priests are performing pooja. There is a perumal prasadam stall to
> the left of the entrance, managed by iyengars.
>
> Gopalakrishnan
>
> On Sunday, 19 May, 2024 at 06:24:55 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy <
> keyarinc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Goo done and some more: Dhenupureeswarar got his name because he gave
> moksha to a cow (Sanskrit: Dhenu). Sage Kapila is said to have been reborn
> as a cow for his sin of having improperly worshiped a Shiva lingam using
> his left hand. The cow continued to worship Shiva by pouring milk on a
> Shiva lingam buried in the ground. The cowherd initially punished the cow
> for wasting the milk, but when the villagers unearthed the Shiva lingam,
> Shiva appeared and granted moksha (liberation) to Kapila and forgave the
> cowherd who had mistreated him. Legend has it that the king had a dream of
> this occurrence at this site and had the temple built to commemorate it.
>
> Dhenupureeswarar's consort here is Dhenukambal. The main building of the
> temple, which contains the statue of Dhenupureeswara in linga form, faces
> east and his consort faces south in a separate sanctum. The Shiva lingam is
> Swayambhu
> Lingam or self-manifested Lingam.
> [image: image.png]
>
> It is an interesting story of how the temple was discovered from its
> ruins. One of the Bhaktas approached Maha Periyava Sri Chandra Sekarendra
> Saraswathi Swamigal and sought His blessings for his newly built home at
> Selaiyur. Maha Periyava blessed him, and told him that there is an old
> Shiva temple lying in ruins at a nearby village called Mambakkam. In those
> days, even Selaiyur was a distant suburb, and no one had heard of
> Madambakkam, even in Selaiyur. The Bhakta gathered some more men, and
> went in search of the temple. They cleared the bushes near the agricultural
> fields, and found an astounding temple in Chola architecture. They
> renovated it, performed Kumbabishekam, and commenced daily pujas. The
> temple is now attracting thousands of people from nearby locations.
>
> The temple was built between 956 and 973 CE during the reign of the Chola
> king, Parantaka Chola II, father of Raja Raja Chola I, who constructed the
> famous Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur. The main sanctum (Sanskrit:
> garbha griha), like some other Chola temples in and around Chennai, is
> apsidal in shape (Sanskrit: gaja prishta vimana) (also described as shaped
> like the back of a sleeping elephant), unlike most Hindu shrines, which are
> square or rectangular. The temple is thought to have been consolidated with
> stones during the reign of Kulothunga Chola Well-preserved Chola sculptures
> and carved pillar bases are present in and around both sanctums. A number
> of fine inscriptions and sculptures dating to the Vijayanagara Empire are
> also preserved.The temple is one of a number of sites that have been
> conserved and restored under the auspices of the Archaeological Survey of
> India. Improvements included removing the damaged thick weathering course
> (roof surface) of the front mandapa and Amman Shrine and relaying with
> fresh weathering course. The ASI states that the temple has been declared a
> monument of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and
> Archaeological Sites and Remains (amendment and validation) 2010 Act.
> [image: image.png]
>
> The temple is a National Monuments Authority notified site upon which
> construction is banned. Verses mentioning the temple from Arumainathan’s
> Tirupppugazh inscribed on the temple wall. The 15th century Tamil poet
> Arunagirinathar's work contains a line mentioning the temple. A number of
> religious festivals are celebrated at the temple, including Pradosha,
> Panguni Uthiram and during Navratri, devotees visit to offer special
> pujas. {Chitra Madhavan (26 September 2003). "Ancient Chola temple at
> Madambakkam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2003. J.
> V. Siva Prasanna Kumar (3 August 2012). "1,000-year-old Chola legacy draws
> devotees". The Asian Age. Rohini Ramakrishnan (22 June 2010). "Walking
> through history". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2014. T. Ramakrishnan (2
> October 2001). "Restoring past glory".} K Rajaram IRS 19524
>
> On Sat, 18 May 2024 at 19:24, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
> iyer...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Sri Dhenupureeswarar Madambakkam-FORWARD
>
> Dear friends,
>
> One of my junior Engineers while working at Namakkal came to visit me when
> he came to Trivandrum for a training to my residence quarters.
>
> It was a wonder to see him after many years, in 2002. He was working at
> Chennai
> at that time.
>
> After preliminary talks and coffee etc, when he was about to leave, my
> wife desired to search for a plot near him, since we like to settle in
> Chennai after my retirement.
>
> He took it very serious and found eight plots and called me to find out a
> suitable one among them. So we came to Chennai, selected a plot in
> Madampakkam and purchased with in a fortnight.
>
> After two years (after retirement) I constructed my home. I came to know
> the famous Madampakkam Siva temple is close to me, and visited at the
> earliest time. It is about 1.5 KM from my residence.
>
> The temple is under archeological survey of India.
>
> Gopalakrishnan 19-5-24.
>
> 1 Introduction
>
> Madambakkam is well known for two important temples. One is the Sri
> Dhenupureeswarar temple, an ancient temple built during the Chola period,
> where one could find a Shivalinga (Swayambu) worshiped by Sage Kapila,
> while he was in the form of a cow. Sage Kapila is said to have got moksha
> in this place.
>
> Another very interesting temple is the temple built for 18 siddhars and
> Sri Seshadri Swamigal built by one of his followers, a very vibrant and
> peaceful place.
>
> *2 Sri Dhenupureeswarar Temple:*
>
> The temple is in the suburbs of Chennai, nearly 10 kms from East Tambaram,
> in the Tambaram Vellachery road. Actually 2.5 KM from Rajakilpakkam signal
> towards right.
>
> It is an astounding temple constructed as a staggering proof of Chola
> architecture built during the 900 AD by Parantaka Chola.
>
> The Presiding deity as always is Lord Shiva and He derived His name Sri
> Dhenupureeswarar as He had given moksha to a cow (Dhenu in Sanskrit), Sage
> Kapila was in the form of a cow.
>
> *3 Legend related to the temple:*
>
>
> The legend relating to the temple is quite interesting.
>
> Once King Sagara performed Ashwameda Yaga, for which he set loose his
> horse.(Ancestor of king Bhageeratha) His army and 60,000 sons followed
> the same. Whichever kingdom the horse entered, the king ruling that kingdom
> should either fight or yield his kingdom.
>
> Seeing the victorious King Sagara, Lord Sri Indra grew jealous and tied
> the horse to Sage Kapila's ashram.
>
> Sage Kapila, on seeing that the army of King Sagara, started waging a war
> against him, became furious and burnt all the sons of King Sagara. Later
> on, he realized his mistake and meditated on Lord Sri Shiva by holding the
> Shivalinga in his left hand. Since it is a sin to hold Shivalinga in the
> left hand he was cursed to be born as a cow.
> *4 Sage Kapila attains moksha: *
>
> Sage Kapila was now born as a cow in Madampakkam. He continued performing
> pooja to Lord Sri Shiva by showering all his milk on a small bush.
>
> One cowherd seeing that all his milk was getting wasted daily at a
> particular place, grew wild with rage and started hitting the udder of the
> cow. The cow jumped off that place because of pain and revealed the
> Shivalinga buried beneath the bush.
>
> A part of the Shivalinga was chiselled off while the cow jumped off in
> pain. The Shivalinga, thus found is Lord Sri Dhenupureeswarar, a Swayambu
> (Self Manifested) linga and the cut on the top is visible even today
> during Abhishegam. Lord Sri Shiva appeared before them and gave moksha to
> Sage Kapila.
>
> 5 Constrction of temple
>
> Later on, Parantaka Chola, who had a vision of this temple, built the
> temple after finding the Shivalinga in the temple tank. The temple tank is
> huge and is called Kapila Theertham.
> My note- The temple tank is now medium only, fully renovated and fenced.
> It has more depth. ( Opposite to Tambaram corporation Madampakkam
> division office)
>
> Goddess Sri Dhenukambal is the consort of Lord Sri Dhenupureeswarar in
> this temple. The sculptures are exquisite and mind bloggling.
>
> 6 Sarabeswarar
>
> There is a sculpture of Sarabeswarar on the pillar near the entrance. It
> is considered auspicious to perform puja to Sarabeswarar during Rahu Kalam
> on Sundays (4:30 to 6 pm).
>
> Sarabeshwarar Pooja on Sunday Raghu kaalam is a much famous here. There
> will be big crowd on sundays in this temple. People from different areas
> reach here for this pooja
>
> My note- It is a very thrilling experience to attend pooja conducted
> under playing of drums with mantras recited in tune(samavedic reciting)
>
> *7 Saint Arunagirinathar*
>
> * Saint Arunagirinather has sung a Tiruppugazh based on this temple*.
>
> 8. Deities
>
> All Gods have sanctum here. Siva, Ambal, Anjaneyar, pillaiyar , Perumal,
> Murugan, Durgai, Sarabeshwarar and navagrahas.
>
> 9 General
>
> Dhenupureeswarar temple is an old Siva temple located at Madambakkam, East
> Tambaram. You have bus facilities, auto & share auto from East
> Tambaram.. Lot of God statues are found in the pillars of this temple.
> Vanni marathadi pillaiyar is also in this temple.
>
> All the festivals are well celebrated in this temple. Have a big theppam
> nearby they used to conduct theppa thiruvizha also. Big ther(car) is also
> there. Chariot festival is also celebrated here.
>
> Auto stand and car parking facility is there. All pooja items are
> available near the temple now.
>
> Kumbabishegam was conducted in this temple in the month of April 2022.
> It is a big puzzle the entrance tower work is not fully completed.
>
> *10Temple Timings:*
>
>
> Temple is open between 6 am to 12 noon in the mornings and 5 pm to 8:30 pm
> in the evenings.
>
>
>
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