I am aware of a renovation work in PAZHAYARI VINNAGARAM - (no...not Nandhipuram.. ) this is also known as RETTAI ANJANEYAR KOIL...
I am not aware of the temple renovtion you are talking about.
will check.
Incidentally PAZHARAI @ PATTEESWARAM - THENU PUREESWARAR - is the Main Temple worshipped by the Royal chozhas...
There is PAZHARAYA VADATHALI - which was found closed and covered under the Jain influence during Appar @ Navikkarasar period and was subsequently opened and put on worship by the local chieftan (Mutharayas ?).. say during 7th AD.. or so.
This Pazhayarai Vadathalai was under renovation a couple of years back.. I think this is the temple under discussion.
Let me get more details and revert within a week or so.
The one we discussing about is the somanathaswami temple of pazhayarai.... this could be the vadametrali pobably..... the renovation is not happening fast coz of insufficiant funds...
> There is PAZHARAYA VADATHALI - which was found closed and covered > under the Jain influence during Appar @ Navikkarasar period and was > subsequently opened and put on worship by the local chieftan > (Mutharayas ?)..
Dear sps
Thanks for reminding about this wonderful temple. It is of Madak koil varierty if I remember correct.
It is in this premises THAT APPAR DEMONSTRATED THE VERY FIRST KNOWN SATHYAGRAHA IN HISTORY, later to be taken up widely by Gandhiji.
The local king was a chola - Pazhayarai continued to remain as a chola pocket in spite of all the changes all over Tamilnadu.