Kailasanathar Temple, Udayalur
Kailasanathar
Temple is located at Udayalur, a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur
district, Tamil Nadu, India. Udayalur is a few kilometers away from the
historic Chola dynasty stronghold town of Kizha Pazhayarai. The village was
historically called "Sri Kangeyapuram".
The
temple is almost 1000 years old and built by Rajaraja Cholan. The village also
has a name Sivapadasekaramangalam obtained from the name Sivapadasekaran which
is an alias of Rajarajan.
It is
believed that the Samadhi of the great king is also located in the village. The
village was given as a gift by the king to one of his wives by name
Ulagamuzhuthudayal and the village was named Ulagamuzhuthudayalur which
eventually became Udayalur.
