Lakshminarayanar Temple, Kariseri, Virudhunagar
Lakshminarayanar
Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu located at Kariseri Village in
Virudhunagar District of Tamilnadu. The Temple is almost 500 years old. Its
reputation is great as the idol is of Navapashana material which is very rare
to see. The crowd is huge on Saturdays. Vaigunda Ekadhasi is the most
celebrated festival in this Temple.
Legends
Some
Siddhas (enlightened souls) living in the Chathuragiri hills near Vatrayiruppu
made a Vishnu statue with rare herbals mix called Navapashana and were
worshipping him. The statue was washed away in floods once and reached the
Kariseri village. The public, with great joy of finding a rare Vishnu
idol, built a temple and began perform pujas and worship.
The
Temple
Lord
Lakshminarayana appears in a sitting form with one leg folded holding Mother
Lakshmi on the lap. There are no shrines for other deities. This is a very
small temple. But its reputation is great as the idol is of
Navapashana material which is very rare to see. The crowd is huge on
Saturdays.
Temple
Opening Time
The
temple is open on Saturdays only from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Prayers
Generally
people undertaking a fast for a specific purpose do so for a period covering a
week of seven days or a Mandalam covering 48 days. In Kariseri, devotees
undertake a fasting 28 days ending with the Thiruvonam star day in the month of
Margazhi – December-January, to realize their prayers. Special pujas are
performed to the Lord this day. Pujas are performed specially for relief
from the adverse aspects of the planets. It is the faith of the devotees that
consuming the water (Abisheka Theertham) would cure them from ailments. Devotees
offer Thirumanjanam, Thulasi abishek to the Perumal, mother.
Contact
Sri
Lakshminarayanar Temple,
Kariseri,
Virudhunagar District
Mobile: +91 – 98423 64059
Connectivity
Devotees
has to take a bus from Virudhunagar to Sivakasi and alight at Mepco Engineering
College and taken an auto to the temple. Nearest Railway Station is
located at Virudhunagar and Nearest Airport is located at Madurai.
