The main diety of this temple is Sree Kandaswamy. He is an incarnation of Lord Subramayam and faces East direction with 7 ft. (2.1 m) tall standing posture. The image is sported with two hands with one of them holding Vel (divine spear) and an image of peacock besides the presiding deity.
Best Season To Visit
The best season to visit this temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.
Weather
Highest - April to June (38°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (37 °C during the day and 21 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (27 °C during day and 18 °C during night)Monsoon season- August to September
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Do's & Dont's
transport connections
Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Kanchipuram Bus Stand
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1.5 KM | 1800 - 419 - 4287 |
Kanchipuram New Railway Station
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1 KM | 139 |
Chennai International Airport |
64 KM | 044 2256 0551. |
Architecture
Sri Kandasamy Temple has a Five-tiered Rajagopuram faces East direction and built in Dravidian style of architecture. The gateway tower rising to a height of 70 ft. (21 m) and 200 ft. (61 m) wide. The sanctum is built with granite. Thiruporur Devasthanam preserves Pallava inscriptions from as early as the 10th century as well as from the period of Vikrama Chola of the 12th century C.E. As evidenced from an inscription found on a stone pillar in this temple, one is inclined to infer that the temple must have been originally built in the reign of Pallavas because of the two birudus of Atyantakama and Atiranachanda ascribable to Rajasimha (Narasimha Varma-II). Thiruporur flourished in that age but slipped into oblivion for some time. The 24 pillared halls and the 30 pillared circular halls are other features of this temple.
Religious Significance
Over 450 years ago, the founding guru of Thiruporur Adhinam Srimad Chidambara Swamy who was an ardent worshipper of "Madurai Meenakshi Amman" had a vision of the Goddess bidding him to build a temple for Lord Muruga at Thiruporur. This happened when the savant challenged the Goddess that he would not eat until she graced him with her vision. Many days passed and Chidambara swamy was almost in a coma. Suddenly he could hear the anklets of the Goddess Meenakshi and when he opened his eyes slightly, he got a magnificent glimpse of the divine feet. The Goddess then raised the swamy to his feet and as her hands touched him, his skin turned golden. She told him that six earlier attempts to establish the temple had failed. Chidambara swamy reached Thiruporur to find that it was a dense forest full of palm trees. He could hardly make out where the attempts to build the temple had been made.
When he had despaired of locating the site, Lord Muruga himself appeared as a small boy and gave him the vision of the sanctum sanctorum. Thereafter, Chidambara swamy unearthed the Swayambu Moortis of Lord Muruga with his consorts and established the temple. In those days, Thiruporur was one of the hamlets under the reign of a minor Muslim ruler. When the Muslim ruler's daughter was afflicted with a form of vertigo, his minister "the dubash" suggested that the ruler seek the blessings of the nearby Chidambara swamy as all other efforts to cure his young daughter had proved unfruitful. The Muslim ruler accepted the suggestion and prostrated, along with his daughter before Shri Chidambara swamy. When Sri Chidambara swamy applied the sacred ash to his daughter's body, she was cured instantly. The seafront where the Lord Muruga fought with the demons is known as Thiruchendur, the land front where the Lord put an end to the Asuras is known as Thiruparagundram. Likewise the Aghayamarg (Skies) where Lord Murugan fought the evil is hailed as Thiruporur as per the Puranas. Arunagirinathar, a 16th-century saint has glorified the temple in his work in Thirupugazh. He has mentioned that Arunagirinathar is the head of all Vedas, the sacred texts. Bala Devaraya has mentioned Kandhaswamy as "Samarapurivaazh Shanmugatharase" in his works in Kanda Shasti Kavasam.
History
Temple was built from 10th century by Pallava era. Kandhaswamy is revered by Chidambara Swamigal in 726 verses.
Temple Timings
Day | Timings | |
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All Days | 06:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 04:00 PM - 08:30 PM |
Pooja
Tours
Airports
Airport Name | Distance |
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Shamshabad | 40 KM |
Lorem Ipsum | 12 KM |
Railway Stations
Railway Station Name | Distance |
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Secunderabad | 10 KM |
Nampally | 12 KM |
Begumpet | 6 KM |
Lingampally | 20 KM |
Bus Stations
Bus Station Name | Distance |
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MGBS | 35 KM |
CBS | 28 KM |
kukatpally | 20 KM |
Lingampally | 30 KM |
Uppal | 35 KM |
Private Transports
Transport Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Private Transport | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transports
Transport Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Local Transport | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
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