Pillaipakkam Vaitheeswaran Temple, Kanchipuram
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Address
Pillaipakkam Vaitheeswaran Temple, Kanchipuram
Pillaipakkam, Sriperampudur,
Kanchipuram district,
Tamil Nadu 602105
Moolavar
Sri Vaitheeswaran
Amman
Sri Thaiyalnayagi Ambal
Introduction
Vaitheeswaran Temple is dedicated to God Shiva located at Pillaipakkam village in Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu. Presiding deity is known as Vaitheeswaran and Mother is known as Sri Thaiyalnayagi Ambal. Pillaipakkam is located at about 3 kms from the Bangalore highway en route Manimangalam.
Puranic Significance
This Temple is a Pallava era temple renovated later by Paranthaka Chola II (Sundara Chola). This temple is believed to be 1000 years old. The temple was destroyed by the invasion of Golkonda Nawab and renovated in 1977 by Sri Namachivaya Chettiar of this village.
As per the legend of this place, once the son of the temple’s Archagar was bitten by a snake and the Archagar put him in front of the Lord and prayed to him. The Lord then came in the form of a cow and licked the part of the boy which was bitten by the snake. He got cured and thus the Lord Vaitheeswaran’s curing power came to light. The Swamy was known as Marundeeswarar after he treated the kid of the snake poison he started to be known as vaiydhyanatha Swamy. The village was then known as “Pillai Nakkiya Pakkam” (the place where kid was licked) and became Pillaipakkam in later days.
Sozhavalavan Nadu was the earlier name of this village and after this incident it started to be known as Pillai Nakkiya Pakkam.
Special Features
The temple is called as Vada Vaitheeswaran Temple. The vimanam is Gajaprashta Style. Presiding deity is known as Vaitheeswaran and Mother is known as Thaiyal Nayagi. Lord Dakshinamoorthy is very special here and called as Kala Dakshinamoorthy. He is seen with Sulaayutham and Nagabaranam and so he is considered to relieve people from Naga Dhosham. Kala Bairavar is present. As a special feature, Chandikeshwari also present along with Chandikeswarar.
Festivals
All Shiva related festivals especially Maha shivrathri is celebrated here with much fanfare.
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Century/Period
500-1000 Years Old
Managed By
Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE)
Nearest Bus Station
Chennai
Nearest Railway Station
Chengalpattu
Nearest Airport
Chennai