Keelamathur Varuneswarar Shiva Temple, Mayiladuthurai

Address

Keelamathur Varuneswarar Shiva Temple, Keelamathur village, Sirkazhi Circle, Mayiladuthurai District

Diety

Varuneswarar

Introduction

The bypass road divides from Chidambaram to the entrance to Sirkazhi. From there, take the Melamathur Road to the west, which is 4 km from Olayambudur via Keelamathur. Here is a small Shiva temple facing east. It is a small temple The chariot is not in a running position. The works have not been started for some years and remain dormant

Puranic Significance

Lord Varuneswarar is towards the east and Goddess is towards the south. The name of the goddess is not known. Nandi is in the small hall before the Lord. At the gate of the sanctum there are small Ganesha and Murugan. Some vehicles are parked in the hall. They do not seem to belong to Shiva. There are only Thenmugan and Durga in the sanctum. According to the shrines, built separately for Ganesha Murugan Mahalakshmi remain unfinished. # “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.

Century/Period/Age

1000-2000 years old

Nearest Bus Station

Kelamathur

Nearest Railway Station

Sirkazhi

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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