Kallikudi Chandararthasudeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Address

Kallikudi Chandararthasudeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Kallikudi, Thiruvarur Circle,

Thiruvarur District,

Tamil Nadu 611101

Moolavar

Chandararthasudeswarar

Amman

Soundaranayaki

Introduction

Kallikudi Chandararthasudeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Located in the Kallikudi village, Thiruvarur circle, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. This village is 1½ km north of Adiyakkamangalam on the south bank of Odampokki River, which runs from west to east of Thiruvarur. There is a Shiva temple and a Vishnu temple in the centre of the town. The Shiva temple is on the side of the road, facing east side in the village. Here the lord Shiva is called as Arthachandrasudeswarar – The one who covered the crescent moon, and mother is called as Soundaranayaki.

The Lord has a sanctum facing east and the mother faces south, a hall connects the two sanctums. Tenmugan is the only one in Koshta and Vinayagar Murugan in his own temples in Prakaram. The temple is not well maintained, and only one time puja is done. If people who are afflicted with moon dosha worship the Lord in this temple, they can get rid of the dosha. The temple is said to be more than 1500 years old.

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