Kadambaravalkai Viswanathar Shiva Temple- Nagapattinam

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Kadambaravalkai Viswanathar Shiva Temple- Nagapattinam

Kadambaravalkai, Kilvelur circle,

Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu

Moolavar

Viswanathar

Amman

Vishalakshi 

Introduction

• Location: Kadambaravalkai village, Kilvelur circle, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.
• Significance: Part of the five Pancha Kadamba Sthalas. It is the place where Lord Muruga relieved himself from the Veerakathi dosha.
• Deity:
  • Lord Vishwanath (Shiva) as the presiding deity.
  • Goddess Vishalakshi as the mother deity.
• Temple Age: Believed to be 1000 years old.

Puranic Significance

• Orientation:
  • Lord Vishwanath faces east.
  • Goddess Vishalakshi faces south.
  • Both sanctums are connected by a hall.
• Features:
  • A small lingamurthy of Lord Vishwanath.
  • Shrines for Vinayagar and Murugan at the gate of the sanctum sanctorum.
  • A small Nandi altar in front of the sanctum.
  • Kodimaravinayak, facing east, is located behind the Nandi altar.
  • A small Lord Ganesha is placed on the wall at the entrance gate.
• Additional Shrines:
  • Tenmugan is in a beautiful room inside the sanctum sanctorum.
  • In the north-west, there is a complex with temples dedicated to Sri Devi, Bhu Devi, and Varadarajaperumal, along with Karudavalar and Anjanayer to the south.
  • In the north-east, there are shrines for Kalabhairava, Chandran, and a smaller Navagraha mandapam.
  • The Sun deity is situated in the South-East.

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

Century/Period

1000 years old.

Nearest Bus Station

Kadambaravalkai

Nearest Railway Station

Nagapattinam

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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