Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Kanadukathan,
Sivaganga
Meenakshi
Sundareswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at
Kanadukathan in Sivaganga District of Tamilnadu. Presiding deity is called as Sundareswarar
and Mother is called as Meenakshi. The temple is facing east with a 3 tier
Rajagopuram and there is Rajagopuram on the south side too. Moolavar is little
taller. Ambal is in a separate Sannadhi facing south.
In
koshtam, Vinayagar, Dhakshinamoorthy, Lingothbhavar, Brahma and Durgai are
located. In prakaram, Sannadhi for Sandikeswarar, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena
Subramaniyar, Gajalakshmi, Saba mandapam, Bairavar, Navagrahas, Chandran and
Suryan are located. Temple pond is on the east side with unique construction.
There is
a separate temple for Sri Muthu Ganapathy on the left side of main temple
facing east. Inside mandapam ceiling were with lot of paintings. On the
south side Ambal’s nine avatars (Navarathri Festival). All the paintings
were done with herbal paints (Mooligai).
The
temple is at Kanadukathan also called as Chettinad. It is located 5 Kms away
from the bypass road. Buses are available from Karaikudi, Pudukottai, and
Trichy. From Kanadukathan bus-stand one can reach the temple by hiring an auto.
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