Mahajanakudi
Shiva Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur,
Thanjavur
Mahajanakudi Shiva Temple is a
Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Mahajanakudi Village near Thiruvidaimarudur
Town in Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk in Thanjavur District in Tamil
Nadu. Thiruvidaimarudur is considered as equivalent to Kasi. This Shiva
Temple is situated beneath Arasa Maram under thatched roof. The Temple houses a
Shiva Lingam kept in square Avudaiyar. Nandi can be found in front of the
Lingam.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 2
Kms from Thiruvidaimarudur Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Thiruvidaimarudur Railway
Station, 3 Kms from Thirubuvanam, 4 Kms from Govindapuram, 5 Kms from Aduthurai,
5 Kms from Thirunageswaram, 10 Kms from Kumbakonam, 10 Kms from Kumbakonam Bus
Stand, 10 Kms from Kumbakonam Railway Stattion, 12 Kms from Thiruvavaduthurai, 29
Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 52 Kms from Thanjavur and 113 Kms from Trichy Airport.
Thiruvidaimarudur is situated to
the north of Kumbakonam city on the road to Mayiladuthurai. All the buses pass
via this route with a stop closer to the temple at Thiruvidaimarudur. Town
buses are available from Kumbakonam. The route numbers are 1,27, 33, 54, &
64. Autos / Taxies are available to reach this Temple from Kumbakonam.
There is a small railway station
at Thiruvidaimarudur on the Kumbakonam – Mayiladuthurai section of the Southern
Railway. Only the passenger trains stop there. The nearest convenient railway
station is located at Kumbakonam with connectivity to Chennai (via Trichy),
Thirunelveli (via Dindigul, Madurai), Coimbatore (Satapthi), Mysore (Via Erode
- Salem - Bangalore). Trichy Airport is the nearest international airport.
Location
