Yesterday, myself and Ravages set out on a mini trip towards some old temples(Whats new in this? :-)).
Bheemeswarar temple, Serapanancheri:
This place is some 5 kms from padappai, on the mudichur kancheepuram road. 5 kms after padappai when you proceed towards kancheepuram. After you cross padappai, keep looking towards the right. There will be a small board mentioning ‘Bheemeswarar temple’. Ask the villager around there, if you cannot locate it. Its pretty popular there. Anyone you ask says that the temple is 3000 years old(Oh yes, 3000 years old). The temple does look extremely extremely old, and the architecture is nothing like what I have seen before.
It is in a pretty bad shape, and looks like some renovation work is happening slowly. In the left wall of the temple, the inscriptions are in a different font. And in the right wall, even older inscriptions. Definitely signs of this temple being built and renovated in 2 different centuries.
Pooja happens once a day in the morning. And do lookout for a stone containing some inscriptions, to the left of the piLLayar temple.
If any of the archaelogy experts are reading this, request you to visit this place. It will be really nice to protect this temple. And please do find the age of the temple and let me know 
Arunachaleswarar Temple, Walajabad
This is on the Chengelpet-Kancheepuram road. If you are coming from padappai, then take a left turn at walajabad cross road towards chenglepet. Some 1/2 km after the junction you will find this extremely old temple towards the right. This temple is around 4oo to 500 years old. In a highly depleted stage. It seems this temple was built by a villager, when many people in the village died to due some mysterious disease. After building a temple, everyone got cured it seems. Thats what the old man in the temple mentioned to us. It seems there is a court case on who is the owner of the temple 
In case you visit walajabad, drop into this temple for some 10 to 15 minutes. The durgai silai is very artistically done. And dont forget to visit dakshinamurthy There is a murugan temple opposite this too, on the other side of the road. It seems the kumbabishekam was bound to happen any time. Check it out, if you visit this place.
Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Pazhaya Seevaram
8 kms from Walajabad, on the way towards chengelpet is a small town called as Pazhaya Seevaram. There is a small hillock, and atop it a beautiful Lakhsmi Narasimhar temple. It seems the Varadarajar silai was installed here first and later on moved to Kancheepuram. Every year on the day of maatu pongal, Varadar comes here in an oorvalam. He stays here for 2 days and poojas happen here. This temple is maintained by My college trust(DG Vaishnav college). The lakshmi narasimhar statue is pretty huge when compared to other temples.
Venkatesa PerumaL temple, Thirumukkodal
Thirumukkoodal. The place where 3 rivers(seyyaaRu,paalaRu and vedavathi) converge. Near that, there is a PerumaL kovil. This temple is maintained ASI. A very huge temple, which is very differently built. Like the perumaL sannidhi entrance is from the side. And it comes very close to the outer compound. Not much gap actually. Since this is very close to the river, there are chances of floods coming inside the temple. If you carefully observe at the mandapam’s behind the main sannidhi, you will find a decent drainage system for the water to flow. This temple must be easily around 1200-1500 years old according to the priest!
On the whole it was a very satisfying trip. We started at 6 in the morning and returned by 1 PM. Covered around 140 kms on a 2 wheeler 
Do visit these temples if you get time.
P.S. Click on thumbnails for bigger version. There are some notes. Do read them. And mail me, if you want a better resolution pictures
on 27 Mar 2006 at 5:31 pm # Lavanya
A nice compilation again. Just wondering Prabhu, why don’t you kickstart a collaborative temple travel blog where enthusiasts like you and others can provide such phenomenally useful information and also raise awareness of the many old temples that are in various stages of disuse, misuse, repair?
I am speaking under the assumption that such a blog/site does not exist (though there are a few on the Temples of South India). If one does, I’d appreciate you letting me know.
Just a thought…
on 27 Mar 2006 at 5:41 pm # prakash
அடுத்த வாரம் செய்யப் போற பாவத்துக்கு அட்வான்ஸா இப்பமே கோவில் கோவிலா சுத்தி, பரிகாரம் தேடறீங்களோ?
on 27 Mar 2006 at 8:31 pm # Arvind Srinivasan
Been to Bheemeshwarar couple of times - a very secluded and calm temple, away from the bustle of a city…..
nice place !
on 27 Mar 2006 at 9:04 pm # Pazham
Nice coverage. Keep it up.
In your previous temple roundup some one suggested another Bharanidharan. May be it fits! If you don’t know Bharanidharan is Merina who wrote some stage dramas and he had another pen name for writing novels - I am not sure about that.
Take Lavanya’s suggestion - take a new name and start temple blog and for what Prakash says keep Ferrari
on 27 Mar 2006 at 9:51 pm # prabukarthik
oru mukiyamaana seidhi.
i googled and got the following from a blog
Bheemeswarar kovil - This is the temple where “Metti Oli” serial shooting is done frequently…
evlo mukiyamaana news paarunga!!
on 28 Mar 2006 at 1:02 am # Sundaresan
good info, ferro…thnx…LOL at Prakash’s comments
@PK, Guna shooting eduthadhaala, Guna cavesnu per maarina maadhiri, indha kovila serial per solli refer pannaadha varaikkum sari.
on 28 Mar 2006 at 5:57 am # Man
Prabhu,
are u sure u r not gay?
on 28 Mar 2006 at 7:38 am # B a l a j i
This would be our next weekend darshan
on 28 Mar 2006 at 11:35 am # incognito
Thats a very interesting lot of pictures. Some are os breathtaking. I so want to go see those temples.
Beautiful Architecture.
Seriously. do let me know, when you do go around visitng temples..
I want to draw one of your photos. I’ll let you know which one. Could u send me a good resolution of that?
on 28 Mar 2006 at 11:36 am # incognito
I love the one with the top light.
on 28 Mar 2006 at 12:37 pm # incognito
I would like 0111, and 0091- these are the first two photos. And then 0301- the one with the door way(Walajabad temple)
on 28 Mar 2006 at 1:10 pm # Srivat
Ferrari -
That was very informative. Good one.
on 28 Mar 2006 at 3:10 pm # B a l a j i
Ferrari,
The first line in the 7th pic has “Thiribuvana chakravarthy”…
as far as we have seen, all Chola kings are introduced using the same words…
u got the right company in Ravages…he is passionate to ride all the way till Gangai Konda Cholapuram and return the same day
on 28 Mar 2006 at 3:24 pm # Ravages
@Balaji: Thanks for a thumping vote of confidence. Much touched.
Besides Gangai Konda Chola puram I have been to Vellore and Pondicherry-Tindivanam-Kanceepuram Chidambaram and back in the same day.
C
on 28 Mar 2006 at 3:37 pm # F e r r a r i
Lavanya,
Rather started working on it 
Thats a good suggestion. Will seriously work on it
prakash,
Aaaha:)
Arvind Srinivasan,
Oh yes. It is!
Pazham,
Thats a good idea actually
on 28 Mar 2006 at 3:44 pm # F e r r a r i
prabukarthik,
I have never seen that serial. Paathu sollunga if it is the same temple!! The temple looks completely empty. No signs of any shootings!!
Sundaresan,
Thanks
B a l a j i,
Do start pretty early in the morning!
incognito,
WOW. You paint? Please please do them. Will get it from you sometime
on 28 Mar 2006 at 3:45 pm # F e r r a r i
B a l a j i,
Oh yes! We are planning to vaLLimalai next. Lets see
Ravages,
100kmph on NH45
on 28 Mar 2006 at 9:02 pm # vijay
LOL at PK :), very important news
on 29 Mar 2006 at 8:41 am # Anonymous
100 kph on NH45??? Thats damn cool! And given the condition of the highway these days, I think it is do-able!!!! I have personally seen NH45 improve in the last 20+ years and am extremely impressed, to say the least. btw, have you been on the MIT Gate overbridge after it has been completed???? If you haven’t, its worth a drive/ ride from Saligramam just for the heck of it.
on 29 Mar 2006 at 6:38 pm # Ram
For your query ‘what is this’ on the bottom picture, it appears to be a single snake recoiling - even the bottom bas relief has this same motif — yes i did call you another bharanidharan, who is Marina and whose name is Sridhar - he is now an octogerarian, but he has written about most of the temples in the cauvery belt - since you are not restricting yourself to the south but to the world why not we call you DHARANEEDHARAN !!
on 29 Mar 2006 at 6:41 pm # Ram
i forgot - it cannot be 3000 years old - at the most it should belong to the Chola period who built many temples of this type it looks like a “kattrali” type — should be ninth century may be!
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on 19 Jul 2006 at 4:51 pm # chand
want to know more about walajabad temples and other hindu movements
on 02 Apr 2007 at 2:44 pm # Rajaram
Hi,
My ancestors belong to this village and my Kuladeivam I am told i Lord Brahmeswarar - saw the article in your Blog.
I would like a few things to confirm my Kuladeivam Temple - of course I am going to contribute in my own small way to renovating this temple.
Can I contact someone who knows OR resident of Pinayur where this temple is located pls?
Rgds
Rajaram
on 28 May 2007 at 2:11 pm # Karthick Mohan
Rajaram, With regds to Brahmeshwarar temple, you can contact me on +91 99400 91408. We are in the process of renovating the same and would appreciate any help towards the same.
on 09 Jul 2007 at 3:32 pm # babu
i have also visited bheemeswar temply, near padappai
i want to tell you one thing, there is a site varalaaru.com in which they are publishing articles related to old temples, architecture and about old scrits
etc..
you can contact them for more details
on 26 Apr 2008 at 4:08 pm # Chenthil
Dear,
I have visited the Bheemeswarar temple, Serapanancheri for last three days.I also took some photos and try to read the inscription in the stone,but could’t.Hence I tried the google search to find any body already read this.But the conversation there is no reply for my requirement.If any body already read this stone inscription and what inscription avaialble around the temple wall please let me also inform.
Chenthil