Sri Valavanadessar Temple Work in Progress Latest Pictures..

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The renovation work at Sri Valavanadeesar Temple is progressing at a fast pace.

The Kumbabhishekam of Sri Valavanadeesar Temple is scheduled to be performed on 18 April 2010.

The following are the latest pictures taken from Sri Valavanadeesar Temple renovation site:
































































































































































































































































Sakthi Vikatan Magazine's coverage article on Sri Valavanadeesar Temple

Sunday, July 5, 2009
The renowned Sakthi Vikatan Magazine, recently did a cover article on Sri Valavanadeesar Temple. Below is the scanned article:



Times Of India Chennai Article on Sri Valavanadeesar Temple, Valayathur

Sunday, June 14, 2009
This article on Sri Valavanadeear Temple, Valayathur appeared in The Times Of India, Chennai edition.

Click here to read the article: HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT -
Villagers pitch in to save 1000-yr temple

The Hindu Coverage of Sri Valavanadeesar Temple

Monday, June 8, 2009
One of India's Mainstream Newspaper, The Hindu posted this article on Sri Valavanadeesar Temple's Renovation Works:

Article was posted on Friday, Mar 20, 2009 in the Friday Review, Chennai Edition.

You can read the article by clicking here Taken up for renovation

Sri Valavanadeesar Trust

Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sri Valavanadeesar Trust, a registered Trust was created with the object of renovating old temples.

Address of Sri Valavanadeesar Trust:

Sri Valavanadeesar Trust,
No.4, New Kancheepuram Road,
Thiruvetipuram, Cheyyar,
Thiruvannamalai District,
Tamil Nadu - 604 407.

The first task that the Trust has undertaken is to renovate Sri Valavanadeesar Temple at Valayathur Village, Arcot Circle, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu.

You can read about the History of Sri Valavanadeesar Temple here.

As the once glorious temple is in a bad condition and requires immediate repairs to bring it back to its pristine glory.

The first step, Sri Valavanadeesar Trust has taken is to create a Balalayam and Kumbabishekam has been performed on 12.11.08, with the approval of Government of Tamil Nadu, India.

The repair works have been started on 01.02.2009.

Expenditure for the renovation of Sri Valavanadeesar Temple is estimated to be in the order of Rs. 20, 00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs).

Donations are sought from Devotees for this holy purpose.

Drafts/Cheques may please be sent in the name of "VALAVANADEESAR TRUST" to:

Sri. V.Ananthakrishnan,
President, Valavanadeesar Trust,
No. 72, 7th Street,
Sai Nagar,
Virugambakkam,
Chennai - 600 092.

Contact Information:

Email : va.vananthakrishnan@gmail.com
Phone: 91-044-24793273

The History of Valavanadeesar Temple



The Valavanadeesar Temple has been in existence even before the 13th Centure A.D. This was found from the inscriptions on the wall of the temple.

Also found from the inscriptions was found the fact that from that period the first Sambuvaraya King had endowed the temple with lands etc. with tax remissions.

During the subsequent periods of Pallavas, Cholas, Vijayanagaras, Naikers Dynasties also the kings had great faith in Lord Valavanathar and hence repeatedly endowed the temple with Lands, villages, money tax remissions etc.

The temple had people worshipping Saptakannikas, Dakshinamurthy, Mahishasura Mardini, Kotravai, Dancing Ganesha etc.

Now except the main deity, Lord Valavanadeesar and Mother Brihannayaki, the other statutues have been broken and thrown here and there around the temple.

The present condition of this once glorious Temples is very bad and requires immediate repairs.

To restore this temple, the Sri Valavanadeesar Trust has been created with the aim of renovating old temples and the first task before this Trust is to restore Valavanadeesar Temple to its pristine Glory.