Pattamangalam Kashiviswanath Temple, Nagapattinam

Address

Pattamangalam, Kilvelur Taluk,

Nagapattinam District,

Tamil Nadu 611104

Moolavar

Kashiviswanath

Amman

Vishalakshi

Introduction

Pattamangalam Kashiviswanath Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Pattamangalam village, Kilvelur taluk, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. This Pattamangalam is located on the Vellore – Devoor Road, 2 km south of Kivelur. Here the Primary deity is called as Kasi Vishwanathar and Mother is called as Vishalakshi. This Temple is a small temple towards the east; it cannot be called a grand temple, and was built a few hundred years ago. Lord Vishwanath has a sanctum to the east, Vishalatsi to the south; Nandi has a hall in front of the Lord, Dakshan Murthy to the south, and Durga to the north side. There is a Vinayagar sanctum in Prakaram named after Kariya siddhivinayakar. He is on a pillar standing directly behind the sanctum sanctorum. In the north is the Murugan shrine with Navagrahas in a separate hall.

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