Kattankulathur Kalatheeswarar Temple, Kanchipuram
Kalatheeswarar
Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Kattankulathur in Kanchipuram
District of Tamilnadu. This temple is situated to the west of GST road. This
temple is famous as Rahu and Kethu Sthalam. Kattankulathur is a small village
on GST Road (the highway connecting Chennai & Trichy) located near Neyveli
(outskirts of Chennai). This temple is considered equivalent to that of
Kalahasti temple and the belief is that it can cure problems caused due to
snake (sarpa dosham).
Kalatheeswar
(Lord Shiva) is the main deity of the temple. The goddess is Gnanambikai. There
are idols of other Gods and Goddesses such as Ganesha, Subramanya with Valli
and Devasena, Bhairava, Vishnu, Durga, Chandikeswara, Brahma, Dakshinamurthy,
and others. The highlight of the temple is it doesn’t have Navagraha (nine
planets). Instead, it has two idols of Raghu and Kethu alone. The temple
remains closed almost for the entire day as hardly anyone visits this temple.
The best
way to reach this place is either by taxi or on your own vehicle. The other
option is local train. The village is at a distance of around 48 km from
Chennai. Once you enter into the Kattankulathur village from GST Road, you can
reach the temple within 300 meters in a lane.