Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

Almost all the big ancient temples may have treasure beneath the foundation

of the main deity or the dhwajasthamba besides a secret passage for

emergency exit from the temple to another place. RRC should not be an

exception for this !


There is such a secret passage in Thiruppunnavasal temple in Pudukkottai

district which is locatedin the Vallabhasakthi Vinayagar Sannadhi.  In fact the

temple priests once tried to explore the passage and they could not go beyond

one km ! Legend has it that the secret passage leads to the Rameswaram temple

whichis about 90 kms from this temple. This might beexaggerated but there
is a possibilitythat the secret passage must be leading to a replica of

Thiruppunnavasal temple in Theerthaandavathaanam, located about 2 kms from

Thiruppunnavasal which is in Sundarapandiyan Pattinam ( SP Pattinam),

coastal area ofRamnad district.


Kanchi Mahaperiyavar had once told in a chat with Bharanidharan (Aalaya

Tharisanam, Aalaya Magimai etc. etc.) that whenever he visited this temple

he was not in the habit of wearing paada rakshaa as the entire area in and

around this temple was sacred and crowded with thousands of shiva idols !

I think there were such secret passages in ancient temples created by kings

to escape from the invaders in times of need. Several historians and historical

writers have alsomentioned it !

veegopalji