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Monday, February 24, 2020

Chidambareswarar Temple, Kotlampakkam, Cuddalore

Chidambareswarar Temple, Kotlampakkam, Cuddalore
Chidambareswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kotlampakkam near Panruti Town in Panruti Taluk in Cuddalore District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Chidambareswarar / Chitrambalanathar and Mother is called as Sivagamasundari. The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns had a mention about this Temple. As per Periya Puranam, the place was mentioned as Madam (religious mutt) located near to Thiruvathigai Paadal Petra Sthalam.




Legends
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The Temple
This is an east facing Temple with three tiered Rajagopuram. Nandi housed in a Mandapam and Balipeedam can be found immediately after Rajagopuram facing the sanctum. There is a small shrine for Vinayaga before Balipeedam. This is the first shrine to be seen immediately after the entrance. Presiding Deity is called as Chidambareswarar / Chitrambalanathar. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. Mother is called as Sivagamasundari. She is housed in a separate shrine.




There is a shrine for Annamalaiyar with his consort Unnamulai Amman in the Temple premises. There are shrines of Veeerabadhra, Navagrahas, Nataraja, Kala Bhairava, Suryan, Agastya with his consort Lopamudra, Dakshinamoorthy, Selva Ganapathy, Naalvar, Lakshmi Narasimha, Lord Murugan with his consorts Valli & Deivanai and Anjaneya in the Temple premises.




Literary Mention
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Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 4 Kms from Panruti Bus Stand, 4 Kms from Panruti Railway Station, 21 Kms from Thiruvennainallur, 25 Kms from Viluppuram, 30 Kms from Cuddalore, 50 Kms from Puducherry, 53 Kms from Puducherry Airport and 172 Kms from Chennai Airport. The Temple is situated on Panruti to Thiruvennainallur Route. The Temple is situated next to Pudupet.
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