Thenpallipattu Kailasanathar Temple, Thiruvannamalai

Address

Thenpallipattu Kailasanathar Temple, Thiruvannamalai
Thenpallipattu, Kalasapakkam Taluk,
Thiruvannamalai District – 606 751
Mobile: +91 99439 35048 / 98431 44261

Moolavar

Kailasanathar

Amman

Kanakambigai

Introduction

Kailasanathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thenpallipattu
Village in Kalasapakkam Taluk in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is
called as Kailasanathar and Mother is called as Kanakambigai. This Temple is considered as
one the Saptha Kailaya Sthalams established and worshipped by Lord Muruga on the southern
bank of river Cheyyar. Cheyyar River flows here towards North and hence this place is
considered equivalent to Kasi.

Puranic Significance

Presiding Deity is called as Kailasanathar and Mother is called as Kanakambigai. Lord and
Mother are housed in separate shrines. Mahan Sabapathi Swamigal also lived here and had
done many miracles. His adhishtanam is also nearby.

Saptha (7) Karai Kanda Sthalams and Saptha (7) Kailaya Sthalams are the 14 Shiva temples
on either side of Cheyyar river where the Shiva lingams were installed and worshipped by Lord
Muruga himself to absolve himself of the sins for killing the rishis while creating Cheyyar (Sei
aaru) for his mother Goddess Parvathi. Parvathi Devi was proceeding from Kanchipuram to
Thiruvannamalai with the aim of getting into Lord Shiva’s one half (Arthanareeswara). On her
way, at Vazhai Pandhal, she made a Shiva lingam out of sand but had no water for
Abhishekam.
So, she asked her son, Lord Muruga to make arrangement for water. Lord Muruga threw his
spear (Vel) towards West to create a pond but water from the hills there flew in red. It was
because of the blood oozing out from seven sages – Puthirandan, Puruhudan, Pandurangan,
Bodhavan, Bodhan, Koman and Vaman – who were performing penance there. While the
sages got relieved of the curses they were undergoing, Lord Muruga was caught with the sin of
killing the sages.
As directed by Mother Uma, Lord Muruga established seven temples on the northern bank of
Cheyyar and seven temples on the southern bank of the river and worshipped Lord Shiva to
get relieved of his sin. Most of these temples are located in the Polur – Thiruvannamalai and
Polur – Sengam route apart from the 2 Saptha Kailaya temples (Karaipoondi and
Mandakolathur) in the Polur – Vandavasi route. While all the Karaikandeswarar temples
maintain the deities name as Karaikandeswarar and Ambal Brahan Nayagi / Periya Nayagi,
only a few of the Saptha Kailaya temples maintain the name Kailasanathar.