Thirupuranthakeswarar Temple, Kuthambakkam,
Thiruvallur
Thripuranthakeswarar
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
Lord Shiva located at Kuthambakkam Village near Thirumazhisai in Thiruvallur
District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Thirupuranthakeswarar
and Mother is called as Thirupurasundari. This temple belongs to the 12th
century.
The
Temple
The
Temple has single prakaram. The Temple does not have Rajagopuram. At the
entrance to the left is the idol of Lord Ganesha outside the wall. Nandi is situated in the praharam facing
Lord Shiva but the Nandi’s neck is little tilted to signify that here Nandi is
looking at the lord. The flag post of the temple is in front of the Nandi.
Presiding Deity is called as Thirupuranthakeswarar. Adhikara Nandhi is seen in the
sanctum facing the Lord. Lord Ganesha can be seen at the left side of the
sanctum entrance and Murugan with Valli & Deivanai can be seen at the right
side of the sanctum entrance. Ganesha, Dhakshinamoorthy, Vishnu, Brahma and
Durga are the niche Idols located on the sanctum wall. Lord Chandikeswarar is
situated in his usual position.
There is
an engraving at the entrance wall of the sanctum depicting cow shedding its
milk on the Linga with the snake protecting the Linga. Mother is called as Thirupurasundari.
There is a separate shrine for Mother in the Temple. Her Idol is 6 feet tall
made of granite. There is a shrine for Navagrahas in the corridor. There are
trees representing 27 Tamil stars in the Temple premises.
There is
a Linga below the peepul tree behind the temple but due to too much overgrowth
of vegetations, it is not approachable. The temple of Nagaraja is also present
underneath that tree. Although the temple is maintained well inside but the
surrounding is filled with bushes without maintenance.
Prayers
If we
pray anything in this temple in front of the goddess it will be granted.
Devotees pray Lord here for Salvation, Wealth and Relief from diseases, Purchase
of vehicles and Knowledge.
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 100 meters from Kuthambakkam Bus Stop, 1.5 Kms from Vellavedu,
2 Kms from Nemam, 7 Kms from Thirumazhisai, 3 Kms from Narasingapuram, 10 Kms
from Poonamallee, 11 Kms from Pattabiram Railway Station, 14 Kms Avadi Railway Station,
31 Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station, 29 Kms from Chennai International
Airport and 30 Kms from Chennai. This is about 1.5 Kms diversion from the Poonamallee
Highway at Vellavedu towards left (South).