Karnathankoil Kanagapureeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Address

Karnathankoil Kanagapureeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Karnathankoil, Koothanallur Circle,

Thiruvarur district,

Tamil Nadu.

Moolavar

Kanagapureeswarar

Amman

Meenakshi

Introduction

Karnathankoil Kanagapureeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Karnathankoil village, Koothanallur circle, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. This village has a small temple to the east of the main road. Here the Lord is called as Kanagapureeswarar and Mother is called as Meenakshi. The temple has a pond in the southeast. The Lord to the east has a medium-sized lingamurthi of Kanagapureeswarar. There is a front hall in which Goddess Meenakshi is facing south. Ambika is beautiful with a flower in her hand.

The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. There are floors on both sides of the sanctum sanctorum gate. On the right floor there is a small Murugan valli deity. Outside the front hall, Nandi has a small hall with an altar and an inscription. In the north-east is the beautifully shaped Bhairavar shrine. A part of an Audaiyar is lying separately near it. Near it is a covered well. Twenty years have passed since Kudamuzku, puja worships are not known.

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