Kangalanathar
Temple, Aazhiyur,
Nagapattinam
Kangalanathar
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Aazhiyur Village
near Kilvelur Town in Kilvelur Taluk in Nagapattinam District of Tamil
Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Kangalanathar and Mother is called as
Karpagavalli. The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns had a mention about this
Temple. The Temple is also called as Aazhi Kadambanur and is considered as one
of the Pancha Kadamba Sthalams.
Legends
Lord Muruga annihilated Sura Padman, his brothers and
his army to safeguard Devas. Due to the killings, he acquired Veerahathi Dosha.
Due to the Dosha, Lord Muruga prayed to Lord Shiva for relief. Lord Shiva
advised Lord Murugan to worship him at Kilvelur, While worshipping Lord Shiva at Kilvelur, Lord
Murugan installed five Shiva Lingas around Kilvelur and worshipped
Lord Shiva to get rid of the sin of killing the demons during Sura Samhara.
Hence these temples are collectively called as Pancha Kadamba Sthalams. Pidari Amman helped Lord
Murugan to do his worship without any disturbances. It is also believed that
Goddess Pidari worshipped Lord Shiva here.
The Temple
The Temple is facing towards
east with an unfinished Rajagopuram. It has single prakaram enclosed within compound
walls. There is a Vinayagar shrine immediately after the entrance. Balipeedam and Nandhi Mandapam can be found facing the
sanctum. The Sanctum Sanctorum consists of Maha
Mandapam, Artha Mandapam and Sanctum. Presiding Deity is called as
Kangalanathar and is facing east. He is housed in the
sanctum in the form of Lingam.
Mother is called as
Karpagavalli. She is housed in a separate south facing shrine in the Maha Mandapam.
There are shrines for Pralayam Katha Vinayagar, Lord Murugan with his consorts
Valli & Deivanai, Gaja Lakshmi, Bhairava and Surya can be found in the prakaram.
There is a shrine for Pidari Amman called as Netri Kan Amman in the Temple
premises. She is facing towards west.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from
06.00 AM to 12.00 Noon and 04.00 PM to 08.30 PM.
Literary Mention
The Temple is considered as
Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung by Appar and Sundarar had a
mention about this Temple. The Temple is mentioned in 6th Thirumurai
in 70th Patikam in 7th Song by Appar and 7th Thirumurai
in 12th Patikam in 7th Song by Sundarar.
Appar:
வீழிமிழலை வெண்காடு வேங்கூர்
வேதிகுடி விசயமங்கை வியலூர்
ஆழி யகத்தியான் பள்ளி அண்ணாமலை
ஆலங்காடும் அரதைப்பெரும்பாழி
பழனம் பனந்தாள் பாதாளம்
பராய்த்துறை பைஞ்ஞீலி பனங்காட்டூர் தண்
காழி கடல் நாகைக் காரோணத்தும்
கயிலாய நாதனையே காணலாமே.
Sundarar:
ஈழநாட்டு மாதோட்டம் தென்னாட்டு இராமேச்சுரம்
சோழ நாட்டுத் துருத்தி நெய்த்தானம் திருமலை
ஆழியூரன நாட்டுக்கெல்லாம் அணியாகிய
கீழையில் அரனார்க்கு இடம் கிள்ளிகுடி யதே
Contact
Kangalanathar Temple,
Aazhiyur, Kilvelur Taluk,
Nagapattinam District – 611 104
Phone: +91 97104 95026
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about
400 meters from Aazhiyur Cycle Company Bus Stop, 3
Kms from Thirukkanangudi, 4 Kms from Kilvelur, 5 Kms from Sikkal, 5 Kms from
Sikkal Railway Station, 5 Kms from Kilvelur Railway Station, 10 Kms from
Nagapattinam, 16 Kms from Thiruvarur, 17 Kms from Thiruvarur Junction Railway
Station and 138 Kms from Trichy Airport. The Temple is
situated on Thiruvarur to Nagapattinam Route between Kilvelur and Sikkal.
Location
