Tulakattam Kashiviswanathar Temple, Mayiladuthurai

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Tulakattam Kashiviswanathar Temple, Mayiladuthurai

Tulakattam,

Mayiladuthurai District,

Tamil Nadu 609001

Moolavar

Kashiviswanathar

Amman

Sri Kasi Visalakshi 

Introduction

• Location: Tulakattam village, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, situated on the bank of a river.
• Temple Design: A small, three-tiered Rajagopuram Kashi Viswanath Temple, recently completed. The temple complex covers an area of one acre.
• Deities:
  • Presiding Deity: Lord Kashiviswanathar (a form of Lord Shiva).
  • Mother Deity: Sri Kasi Visalakshi.

Puranic Significance

• Temple Purpose: Built in memory of the return of Adheenam Kasi.
• Architecture: Constructed according to the rules of Arthamandapam, Mughamandapam, and Nandikodimaram.
  • Deity Orientation:
    • Lord Kashi Vishwanath faces east.
    • Goddess Kashi Vishalakshi faces south.
• Features:
  • Tall flagpole and Nandi altar in front of the Lord.
  • Made with a combination of stonework and brickwork.
• Additional Shrines:
  • Karuvaraikotams: Ganesha, Lingothavar, Brahman, and Durgai.
  • West Side: Tirumalapathi, Siddhivinayak, and Murugan, with the shrine of Saptamatha and additional idols of Vinayaka and Veerabhatra.
  • Four Gnanasaraswati, with small idols of Gnaneswar and Gnaneswari.
  • Mahakalakshmi next to the sanctum sanctorum.
  • Bhairava and Navagrahas located in the North-East side.
• Age: The temple is believed to be 1000 years old.

“With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.

Century/Period

1000 years old.

Nearest Bus Station

Tulakattam

Nearest Railway Station

Mayiladuthurai

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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