Panchanadeeswarar Temple, Allur, Trichy
Panchanadeeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Allur Village in Trichy District of
Tamilnadu. Allur Village has two
temples of Lord Shiva. This Temple is the biggest of the two temples. Presiding
Deity is called as Panchanadeeswarar / Aiyarappar and is facing east. Mother
is called as Dharma Samvardhini / Aram Valartha Nayaki and is facing
south.
The
Temple
This is
an ancient large temple but sadly unprotected. The entrance has a large 5
tiered Rajagopuram which leads inside through a passage. the walls are broken
here but fortunately a large entrance gateway is safeguarding the inner
Prakaram. The temple is constructed of stone and has many inscriptions all
around. This is an east facing Temple. Presiding Deity is called as Panchanadeeswarar
/ Aiyarappar and is facing east. Mother is called as Dharma Samvardhini / Aram
Valartha Nayaki and is facing south.
Bikshadana,
Dhakshinamoorthy, Durga, Vishnu and Chandikeswara are the Koshta Idols on the
walls of the sanctum. There were the sculptures of Kshetra Devi, Udhanga
Maharishi, Santhana Krishnan and Vinayaka in Artha Mandapam. The Dwarapalaka
(door keeper sculptures) here were named Dindi and Mundi. There is a beautiful
row of yali at the Adhishtanam in the inner prakaram. There are
shrines for Nrithi Vinayaka, Muruga with consorts, Mahalakshmi, Balamuruga,
Saneeswara, Bhairava and Surya in the inner prakaram.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 350 meters from Allur,
200 meters from Allur Bus Stop and 400 meters from Mekkudi Railway Station. Allur
is located at about 3 Kms from Jeeyapuram, 7 Kms from Mukkombu Dam, 30 Kms from
Gunaseelam, 13 Kms from Vayalur, 10 Kms from Woraiyur, 12 Kms from Srirangam,
14 Kms from Thiruvanaikoil and 16 Kms from Trichy.
Chatram Bus Stand, Trichy (9 Kms) and Trichy Central Bus
Stand (13 Kms) are the major Bus Stands located very near to this Temple.
Nearest Railway Station is Mekkudi Railway Station (250 meters) and Trichy
Railway Station (14 Kms). Nearest Airport is Trichy International Airport (21
Kms).
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