ancient shiva temple renovation

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an ancient 500 years old heritage village temple called sri visalakshi ambal sameda sri viswanatheeswarar temple in kalpoondi village near arni town in tiruvannamalai district about 125 km from chennai is now under renovation. this renovation cost around rs.20 lakhs. the alaya kainkarya sath sangam chennai 83 has under taken the renovation work with the help of all shiva devotees in and around world. we have hosted a web site for the details of temple renovation under www.kalpoonditemple.org the contact e mail is krg858

we request all the devotees to visit our website and make this website popular among your groups and friends.

we request you to kindly donate to your maximum possible to this temple renovation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARULMIGU SRI VISALAKSHMI AMBAL SAMEDARULMIGU SRI VISWANATHEESWARAN TEMPLE

 

 

 

 

The Lord Siva is in different form and different divine name in several parts of Bharatha Desam Shiva is worshipped as the embodiment of the primary elements of Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and space in kalahasthi.

Jambukeswaram, Arunachalam, Kanchipuram and chidambaram. with above form of elements Llord Shiva also appears as linga form in many places. Out of those places the kasi shethra called as Varanashi is important place of worship for Hindus. Every one of the Hindus will have liking and determination to go to Varanashi and worship Lord Viswanathan in thire life time.

Kalpoondi village is situvated in the banks of river kamandalanathar river. a beautiful village with aceient heritage. In this village Arulmigu Attankarai Vazhi Amman temple, Sri Kothandaramar temple and Sri Visalakshi Ambal Sameda Sri Viswanatheeswaran temples are famlous in Arni Taluk.

About 500 years ago people from this village have went to kasi and worshipped Lord Viswanathar. They brought a Lingam in the shape of `Salagramam' to this village from Kasi. They installed the Lingam with Avudiyar and named as Sri Viswanatheeswarar and Ambal as Sri Vislashi Ambal. People from this village and surrounding villages started coming to this shrine and worshipped Lord Siva as Viswanatheeswaran and had satisfaction of worshipped lord viswanathar in Kasi. Even today it is belived in this district that visiting to kalpoondi Viswanatheeswaran temple is equal to visiting Kasi temple.Once in this village there was heavy rain and the river kamandalanatha river was running full of water and started touching the village. The theret of water made the people to pray to Lord Siva for there safty. Within shortwhile the flood started slowdown and people are saved by the Lord Viswanatheeswarar and from that this lord Siva is also called as "Vellanthangiswarar" The shrine of lord Dakshinamurthy in the south side of temple is in the form of Yoga Dakshinamurthy. Hence this temple is worshipped as Guru Parikarasthalam. The Saint Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal has visited this village and worshipped lord Sri Visalakshi ambal and Sri Viswanatheeswarar during his visits to Arni town.