Thiruchengodu Kailasanathar Temple, Namakkal
Thiruchengodu
is an ancient town located near Salem city of Tamilnadu, South India. It is
located in the Namakkal District. The most famous temple of Triuchengode is the
temple of Arthanareeswarar, where the God is present in the form of half-man
and half-woman.
Kailasanathar
temple of Thiruchengodu is a huge temple with gigantic tower and magnificent
walls. The main deity of the temple is Kailasanathar which is present in the
form of a Shiva Linga in the main shrine. There is a separate shrine for the
Goddess of the temple, Sugunda Kundalambigal.
There is
another shrine which is very important in this temple, dedicated to Lord
Muruga. Apart from that, this temple also houses the usual idols such as
Ganesha, Muruga with Valli and Devasena, Nandi in front of main shrine, etc.
similar to any other typical Shiva temples of South India.
There is
a huge Nandi statue in white stone which can be considered as the highlight of
the temple. Before visiting the main Thiruchengodu hill top temple, one could
visit the Kailasanathar temple located at the foot hill.
Connectivity
It is
located at a distance of 20 kms from Erode; 55 kms from Salem city, Tamil
Nadu state, India; around 370 kms from Chennai city, Tamilnadu state, India.
Thiruchengodu
is well connected by state as well as private buses from Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Erode, Salem, Mallasamudram, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Karur, Sankagiri,Attur, Kallakkurichi, Paramathivelur, Komarapalayam, Bhavani, Edappadi, Bangalore, Hyderabad etc.,
The
nearest railway station is Sankari
Durg (8 km) & Erode Cauvery RS (16 km). The
nearest major Railway Junctions are located at Erode (23 km), Namakkal (37 km)
and Salem (46 km). The nearest sub railway station is
located at Anangur (8 km).
The
nearest airport is at Salem (46 km), Coimbatore International
Airport (120 km)
& Tiruchirappalli International
Airport (120 km).