Uchi Pillaiyar Temple

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The Tamil Nadu government recently informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the deepam (lamp) was lit at the Uchipillaiyar temple mandapam in Thirupparankundram hill during Karthigai Deepam this year too as it was done for over the last 150 years.

About Uchi Pillaiyar Temple

• The Uchi Pillaiyar Temple, also known as Rockfort Temple, is located at the top of Rockfort Hill, Trichy, in Tamil Nadu.
• It is a 7th-century-CE Hindu temple, dedicated to Lord Ganesha.
• The temple stands 83 metres (272 ft) tall, perched atop a rock. 
  • Trichy Rockfort hill is made of granite that is estimated to be over 3.8 billion years old. 
  • It is one of the oldest rock formations in the world. 
  • In comparison, the Himalayas are much younger—they began forming only about 50 million years ago when the Indian tectonic plate collided with the Eurasian plate.
• The smooth rock was first cut by the Pallavas, but it was the Nayaks of Madurai who completed the temples under the Vijayanagara empire. 
• There are three temples located closely on the rock fort:
  • Maanikka Vinayakar Temple situated at the foothill, dedicated to Lord Ganesha.
  • Uchchi Pillayar Temple at the top of the hill, dedicated to Lord Ganesha.
  • Thayumanaswamy Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, situated close to the base of the rockfort on the way to Uchchi
• This Rockfort Temple gives an aerial view of the entire Trichy City along with Srirangam Temple, River Kaveri, and River Kollidam.

Source: TH

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