Kodeeswarar
Temple, Kothangudi, Nagapattinam
Kodeeswarar Temple is a Hindu
temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Kothangudi Village in Kuttalam Taluk
in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding
Deity is called as Kodeeswarar / Chokkanatha Swamy and Mother is called as Brihannayaki.
The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns had a
mention about this Temple. Kothangudi was also known as Koothangudi in ancient
times. This is a Parihara Sthalam for Naga Doshas.
Legends
Kothangudi:
Kuthan
means one who has Ox has his vehicle. So Kuthan signifies Lord Shiva. Since
Lord Shiva is residing in this Temple, the village came to be called as
Koothangudi and later got corrupted to Kothangudi.
Swayambhu
Linga:
Once,
a person was worshipping Swayambhu Linga of this place, which was a small
forest. Later Chola King noticed his worship and built a temple for the
Swayambhu Linga.
Lingam
from Naga Loha:
Kuthu
means standing straight in Tamil. It is believed that this Swayambhu Linga came
from Naga Loha and settled here. Linga was like standing straight in this
place. Hence the place came to be called as Koothangudi.
The
Temple
This
is a small east facing Temple located in the mid of the village, but the
entrance is from south. The Temple covers an area of about ½ acres with single
prakaram. There is no Rajagopuram only entrance arch. The entrance arch has
stucco images of Lord Shiva & Parvathy in sitting posture in Kailasha with
Vinayaga and Murugan nearby flanked by Sage Narada and Nandi in human form. Presiding
Deity is called as Kodeeswarar / Chokkanatha Swamy. He is housed in the sanctum
in the form of Lingam.
Lord
is a Swayambhu Moorthy and is facing east. Nandhi can be found facing the
sanctum. Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhava and Durga are the Koshta Idols located
around the sanctum walls. Mother is called as Brihannayaki. She is housed in a
separate south facing shrine. There are shrines for Varasiddhi Vinayagar, Rettai
Vinayagar, Balasubramanya, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas and Mahalakshmi in the
Temple premises.
Temple
Opening Time
The
Temple remains open from 06.00 AM to 10.30 AM and 05.00 PM to 07.30 PM.
Festivals
Thiruvadhirai,
Panguni Uthiram and Monthly Pradoshams are celebrated in this Temple with much
fanfare.
The
Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung by Sambandar
had a mention about this Temple. The Temple is mentioned in 2nd Thirumurai
in 39th Patikam in 10th Song.
குத்தங்குடி வேதி குடிபுனல்சூழ்
குருந்தங்குடி தேவன் குடிமருவும்
அத்தங்குடி தண்டிருவண் குடியும்
அலம்புஞ்சலந்தன் சடைவைத் துகந்த
நித்தன் நிமலன் உமையோடுங்கூட
நெடுங்காலம் உறைவிட மென்று சொல்லாப்
புத்தர் புறங்கூ றியபுன் சமணர்
நெடும்பொய்களைவிட் டுநினைந் துய்ம்மினே
Contact
Kodeeswarar
Temple,
Kothangudi,
Komal Post,
Kuttalam
Taluk,
Nagapattinam
District – 609 805
Phone: +91 99431 85352 / 94429 33795
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Komal, 2.5 Kms from Manthai Pillaiyar
Kovil Bus Stop, 5 Kms from Therazhundur, 11 Kms from Kuttalam, 12 Kms from Narasingampettai
Railway Station, 15 Kms from Aduthurai, 17 Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 19 Kms from
Thiruvidaimarudur, 26 Kms from Kumbakonam Junction Railway Station, 28 Kms from
Kumbakonam, 34 Kms from Karaikal, 54 Kms from Nagapattinam and 122 Kms from Trichy
Airport. The Temple is situated on Kumbakonam to Karaikal Route. Take a bus on
this route and get down at Manthai Pillaiyar Kovil Bus Stop. From here, take an
auto to reach this place.
Location
