Kameshwara Temple, Kamakkapalayam, Salem
Kameshwara
Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva. It is located in
Kamakkapalayam village (Gram panchayat) in Salem
district, Thalaivasal block in
the Indian state of Tamil
Nadu.
Kamakkapalayam
was part of the Magadai
Mandalam as of 1190 AD.
Probably, during the Palaiyakkarar rule, this village was named after the Kameshwara
temple's Moolavar Kamanathar.
The other villages named after Palaiyakkarar in this area include Govindampalayam, East Rajapalayam, Ammapalayam, Thennankudipalayam, Akkicheetipalayam, Ramanayakkan Palayam and Peddanayakkan Palayam. Kamakkapalayam is about four kilometres south of Thalaivasal towards Veeraganur.
The other villages named after Palaiyakkarar in this area include Govindampalayam, East Rajapalayam, Ammapalayam, Thennankudipalayam, Akkicheetipalayam, Ramanayakkan Palayam and Peddanayakkan Palayam. Kamakkapalayam is about four kilometres south of Thalaivasal towards Veeraganur.
