Kalpakkam Kodur Agasthiswarar Temple, Kanchipuram

Address

Kalpakkam Kodur Agasthiswarar Temple, Kalpakkam, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu- 603305. Phone: +91 – 9943734127 / 9894053376

Deity

Sri Agasthiswarar Amman: Sri Sornambigai.

Introduction

Deity:

• Presiding deity: Agasthiswarar (Shiva), named after Sage Agasthiyar, who worshipped here.
• Goddess: Sornambigai.

Location:

• Located in Kodur Village, near Kalpakkam, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.
• 16 km from Kalpakkam, with bus services from Chennai and Mathuranthagam to Kodur.

Puranic Significance:

• The temple is believed to be 1000 years old, constructed using rock stones.
• It has shrines for Vinayagar, Subramanyar, and a unique aspect of Perumal in the circumambulatory pathway.
• Bhairavar has a separate shrine with its own Vimanam.
• The temple contains Panchaloha (five-metal) idols of Agasthiswarar and Sornambigai, which are taken around the temple during festivals.
• Maintained by private parties, the temple conducts daily pujas twice.
• The temple has a sacred tank, with flowers for pujas sourced from the garden around the temple.
• The sacred tree for the temple is the Vilvam tree.

Festivals:

• Pradosham
• Karthigai Deepam
• Annabhishekam
• Sashti
• Thirukalyanam (divine wedding ceremony)

Century/Period/Age

1000 Years old

Nearest Bus Station

Kodur

Nearest Railway Station

Kalpakkam

Nearest Airport

Chennai

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