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Monday, June 8, 2020

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
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Location