Kundrapureeswarar Temple, Kunnathur, Tirupur
Kundrapureeswarar
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva is located in Kunnathur
in Tirupur District of Tamilnadu. The present Shiva temple in Kunnathur is a
reconstructed one. There was no epigraph, which might have been destroyed
during renovation.
The old
name of this Kunnathur was “Kundrathur”, in Kongu Nadu. Kongu nadu was called
after name nectar. Kongu nadu was divided in to four parts via North Kongu
Nadu, South Kongu Nadu, Mel Kongu Nadu and Keel Kongu Nadu.
The
present Erode district lies in South and North Kongu Nadu. This was divided in
to 24 sub sections called as Nadus once again. Kunnathur is in one of the
Sub sect Nadu called “Kuruppu Nadu”, which comes under Perundurai. It was
believed that large number of Kurumpu section people lived in this area.
The name Kurumpu latter turned to Kuruppu.
As per
ASI this temple was built during 14th century with Hoysala’s
architecture. But this was completely changed to the present structure ignoring
the past. There is no trace of the old structure now. Lord Shiva is called as Sri
Kundrapureeswarar.
The
temple is facing west. There is no Rajagopuram instead there is an arch. There
are Sannadhis for Vinayagar, Navagrahas, Chandran, and Suryan. There is a
Vilakku Thoon or Garuda thoon in front of the temple. Kunnathur is on the state
high way between Gobichettipalayam to Thiruppur and Erode, Perundurai to
Coimbatore.
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