Padavedu recent comments:

it a temple and fort build by pallavas , budha is not god to all and only few followed that religion , this is purly a Hindu Tamil temple

அன்பு நண்பருக்கு வணக்கம். தாங்கள் குறிப்பிட்ட கோவிலுக்கு பின்புறமும் ஒரு கோவில் இருக்கிறது. அது என்ன கோவில்!!? அந்த கோவிலை நான் கேள்விக்குறீயிட்டு வைத்திருக்கிறேன். அக்கோவில் பற்றின தகவல் தெரிந்தால்... தயை செய்து அது குறித்த தகவல்களைத் தெரிவிக்குமாறு வேண்டுகிறேன். நன்றி. lalithasnaryanan@yahoo.com

Padaiveedu temple is once upon time my family god. Now I found difficult to say this because I found some Buddha Statue in this area. So I have so much confusion that this temple also encroached and built in age old famous Buddha Vihar as other temples built in Tamil Nadu.

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very nice post sir!

this temple is now organized by TVS motor

actually this is not TVS office please change the mark opposite the marriage hall

Ammayappa Eswar temple It is located 1 KM west of Sri Renugambal Temple. This is a 12th century temple and is the oldest of the lot. Due to sand storms this temple was buried completely and was excavated later and is in good shape now. This was the family deity of Sambuvarayar kings. The amman in this temple is Aparnambigai and the deity is around 5.5 feet high. Right in front of the Amman shrine, there is a place underground from where they discovered the ancient (urchava) idols and ornaments. The place has been properly earmarked with a writing ‘Not a Hundi’ for obvious reason. The excavated urchava idols can be seen in the urchava mandapam.

Yoga Ramachandra Swamy Temple This temple, constructed before 12th Century AD, is located 1 KM west of Arulmigu Renugambal Temple. Here Lord Rama is uniquely seated in Artha Padmasana with a “Chin Mudra” with Goddess Seetha and Lord Lakshman by his side and without his usual kothandam. Unusually Lord Hanuman is seated in front of Lord Rama reading Palm leaf manuscripts. You can see Lord Hanuman only when you go very near at the sanctum sanctorum. The combination of the clean sanctum sanctorum, the illumination inside and the deities are really marvelous. To top it, a sincere Bhattacharyar makes our visit highly fulfilling. The Vel temple on top of the nearby hill is visible from here. Note: Ramar in a meditative posture are seen only in 3 places and all of them are in this region. Apart from this temple, they are Nedungunam (covered in my earlier Blog) and a small temple at Ragunatha Samudhram, 5 kms from Nedungunam. Legend: After the destruction of Ravana, Lord Rama was requested to destroy the demon, hundred headed Mahi Ravana. On behalf of Lord Rama, Hanuman fought with Mahi Ravana. The intense battle witnessed the fall of his (Hanuman) soldiers at the hands of the demon. In spite of his best efforts, Hanuman could not locate Mahi Ravana. At that time, Seetha Devi informed Hanuman that Mahi Ravana was a staunch devotee of Goddess Renuga Devi and his life force was hidden in a lotus flower of a Pond at Kundalipuram and he had been protected by Goddess Renuga Devi. When Hanuman went to Kundalipuram, Goddess Renuga Devi made the lotus Pond to disappear to safeguard Mahi Ravana. Hanuman got angry and fought with Goddess Renuga Devi but Lord Rama intervened and pacified both. Then Lord Rama and Hanuman prayed Goddess Renuga devi to help them in destroying Mahi Ravana. Pleased by the prayers, Goddess Renuga Devi granted the boon and Mahi Ravana was destroyed.

Sri Subramania Swamy Temple is located on a hill top, on the southern side of Sri Renugambal Temple. The panoramic view of this temple seen from the Renugambal Temple is beautiful. Three hundred well laid stone steps make the journey to this hill top temple less tedious. The finely sculpted idol of Moolavar Lord Subramania with his consorts Goddesses Valli and Deivanai standing on a peacock is quite impressive. Unlike in other places where Lord Subramania is seen seated on his peacock, here the Lord is standing on his peacock. The peacock is also seen not spreading its feathers. It carries a snake in its beaks. This idol is unique and the Lord is known for his boon granting. Legend has it that Lord Subramania was conferred the title “Deva Senapathi” (Commander of Devas) only on this hill top at the request of Goddess Renugambal. For a complete travelogue on Padavedu temples, visit: http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/padavedu/

Temple: This is the most popular temple of Padavedu and is one of the most important ‘Sakthi Sthalas’ in Thondainadu. Goddess Renugambal has self-manifested (swayambu) here with her head alone and is present along with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in aroopa form. Full form of Amman in Athi wood is behind the main deity. The existence of Banalingam and Nanakarshna Chakra consecrated by Aadhi Sankarar is the specialty of this place. Special significance: Every year during the Tamil month Aani Thirumanjanam, holy ash is collected from the Yagna gundam of Sage Jamdgini, on the banks of Kamandala river nearby and that is what is being given as Prasadam. Temple Timings: Temple opens from 6 AM to 1:30 PM and from 3 PM to 8:30 PM. On Fridays and Sundays, the temple will be open continuosly without any break. Legend: Padavedu is the place where Sage Jamadagini, an incarnation of Lord Shiva, lived with his wife Renuga devi, an incarnation of Parvathi and son Parasurama, the avatar of Vishnu. Visit here for a complete Travelogue on Padavedu Temples: http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/padavedu/

PADAVEDU AMMAN KOVIL ENTER BY CHELIYAN KATTUKKANUR