Sri Soundararajan Temple Kadichambadi

Address

Sri Soundararajan Temple Kadichambadi Village Kumbakonam taluk Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Diety

SoundararajanPermual

Introduction

It is located 5 km from Kumbakonam. The name has been derived from an event. When a king stayed here, he was woke up by a bird’s sound, the incident was called as “KirrichamPadi” (Kirricham – a bird, Padi – sings). From that the name slowly changed to Kadichambadi. Kadichampadi Vaishnava Temple near Kumbakonam. Soundararajan Temple is an old Hindu temple located in Kadichambadi village near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. According to Hindu mythology, the site was the place from where Vishnu gave glorious appearance to Bramma. The eastbound temple has SoundarajaPerumal, Sri Devi, Boodevi, SoundaravalliThayar shrines, Hanuman, Karudalwar, Andal, AlwarUpasannathi. There is a temple pond here. This temple has a royal tower. This temple is under the control of HRCE. The temple is completely ruined. The Rajagopuram of Soundararajan Temple comprises three phrases. The main entrance of the temple faces eastwards (there was formerly a separate complex for karudan which is now shifted to the temple entrance). The centre of the temple consists of a separate complex for Sri Soundararajan Perumal which is east facing. There is also a separate complex for Sri Soundaravalli and Andal.

Century/Period/Age

1000 to 2000

Managed By

HRCE

Nearest Bus Station

kadichambadi

Nearest Railway Station

Kumbakkonam

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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