SREE KOTHANDARAMASWAMY TEMPLE, ADAMBAR (அதம்பார்)

SREE KOTHANDARAMASWAMY TEMPLE, ADAMBAR (அதம்பார்)

This place Adambar can be reached from Achuthamangalam near Nannilam.  It is 3 kms north of Achuthamangalam.   Achuthamangalam is 4km west of Nannilam.  This is a very small temple but is connected with the story of Ramayana.  It is said that Lord Rama aimed the arrow, on Mareesan Deer from here.  (Hatham paar).   It is also said that the place at which the arrow entered the Deer is Manthurai near Kumbakonam and the place in which the Mareesan the Deer lost its life at Kollumangudi.  The Bhattar who is performing pooja Shri Sridharan gave this information.  Sita saw the deer at Nallumangudi.

The entrance to the temple is a small single tiered gopuram  but with beautiful sudais of Sree Sita, Lakshmana Hanumath sametha Sree Rama.

As you enter, the granite slab inscribed indicates the date of the last Maha Samprokshanam done as 27th June 2002 under the guidance and anugraham of Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal.  

On entering the next door, Sree Sita, Lakshmana, Hanumath sametha Sree Ramachandra murthy as Kothandaramar gives Darshan.  The vigraha is beautiful and similar to Vaduvur.   The Lord faces the east and in the next sannidhi Sree Ranganatha along with consort Ranganayaki is giving Darshan.   As you circumbulate the prakara, work on the Vimana in progress can be seen and also from a small sannidhi Sree Garudazhvar is blessing the devotees.  The temple is under renovation and the Samprokshanam/Kumbabhishekam is likely to be done after the works are completed.   

Shri Sridharan also looks after the Anjaneya Temple nearby.   He had already left this temple on the day I went, to perform single kala pooja that is being carried out in the Hanuman temple. He returned back after seeing us and opened the temple and after our darshan, locked this temple and proceeded to the hanuman temple.