Kailasanathar
Temple, Melacauvery,
Thanjavur
Kailasanathar Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Melacauvery Village near Kumbakonam
Town in Kumbakonam Taluk in Thanjavur District in Tamil
Nadu. The Temple is situated on the northern banks of River Cauvery.
The last consecration ceremony took place on 02 November 2015.
This Temple is considered as one
of the Saptha Sthana Temples of Kumbakonam. The Sapthasthana temples of
Kumbakonam are;
The
Temple
This Temple is facing towards
east with three tiered Rajagopuram. Nandi and Balipeedam are housed in a
Mandapam immediately after the Rajagopuram. Presiding Deity is called as
Kailasanathar. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. Dandi and
Mundi are the Dwarapalakas, guarding the sanctum. Dakshinamoorthy, Lingodbhava
and Durga are the Koshta Idols located around the sanctum walls. Mother is
called as Karpagambal. She is housed in a separate south facing shrine.
Dwarapalakas Jaya and Vijaya can
be found at the entrance of her shrine. Her Shrine is situated to the left side
of the sanctum. There are shrines for Siddhi Vinayaga, Dhandayudhapani, Gnana
Sambandar, Chokkiyar Ammaiyar, Chandran, Kala Bhairava, Saneeswaran, Suryan,
Niruthi Vinayaga, Lord Subrahmanya with his consorts Valli & Deivanai,
Sundareswarar & Meenakshi, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas and Kasi Viswanathar
& Visalakshi in the temple premises.
Connectivity
For brief details, please refer below link;
https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2020/06/kailasanathar-temple-melacauvery-connectivity.html
Location
