An idol of the ancient Pallava Goddess about 1200 years old has been found near Uttiramerur. The Uttiramerur Historical Research Center has unearthed a statue of Jyeshta Devi, also known as the Pallava Elder Goddess, about 1800 years old, in the village of Ullambakkam near Vayalur in Kanchipuram District. It is customary to find a statue of Jyeshta Devi there whenever reconstruction work is being done near the temples.
Information about Jyeshta Devi, who was the deity of Nandivarma Pallava, is mentioned in Sangam literature and by poets like Avvaiyar. The Goddess .
On the left side of the statue are the daughter Mandi and on the right side, the son Mathan is seen in the shape of a cow’s head. There is a crow symbol on the head of this goddess.
The present statue found near Uttiramerur is similar. This statue is one and a half feet high which is visible from the outside and the remaining portion is buried underground. The neck of the statue is adorned with a crown, bracelets on the shoulders and the hands, etc. This idol was called the Elder Goddess because she is the elder sister of Goddess Lakshmi.
Earlier, a 1000-year-old idol of Jyeshta Devi was found in the temple area when municipality workers were digging a canal near the Kulambeeswarar temple.
Prior to that, a treasure chest containing gold was found in the Uttiramerur area when villagers were involved in the demolition and reconstruction work of the Kulambeeswarar temple. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department and the district administration took custody of the gold, despite villagers demanding that this should not be added to the government’s treasury and that it was to be kept in the temple once it was renovated.
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