Saturday, January 4, 2020

Shri Maikanteshwara Manikyavalli temple at Dadapuram near Tindivanam

This is a small temple built in 1025 AD by Kundavai the sister of Raja Raja chola . The village houses a Karivaradaraja vishnu temple, Vinayaka temple and also a Jain temple all  built by her.

How to reach: 
The temple is 2.5 kms before Tindivanam on the  road from cheyyar to Tindivanam parallel to NH 45

Temple legend 

As you enter the arch

view as you enter

Nandi  in front

main door of the temple

kostha vigrahas on the north

Dakshinamurthy

vinayaka in his north west sannidhi

Vishnu behind the sanctum

Brahma on the south west side

stand alone lingam behind

Vishnu Durga

Ambal Manikyavalli (@ Kamakshi) sannidhi on the north west side of the temple


Bhairavar standing alone 

Suryanar

Priest Kumaraswamy at the main door the legends are inscribed on either side

Better view of the Nandi



It is a poorly patronised temple but ancient . It is famous as a rahu ketu parihara sthalam . The priest Sri Kumaraswamy does not even own a cellphone  but was very enthusiastic to show me around 

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