Kargudi Kailasanathar Temple

Kargudi Kailasanathar Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Tiruchirappalli
Deity	Kailasanathar
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Kargudi
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Kailasanathar Temple, Kargudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	11°08′59″N78°26′06″E / 11.1497°N 78.4351°E / 11.1497; 78.4351
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Elevation	178.94 m (587 ft)

Kailasanathar Temple is a Shiva temple situated at Kargudi in Tiruchirappalli of Tamil Nadu state in India.

Location

This temple is located with the coordinates of 11°08′59″N78°26′06″E / 11.1497°N 78.4351°E / 11.1497; 78.4351 in Tiruchirappalli district.

Importance

After Lord Chandra married Goddess Revathi Nakshatra Devi, both of them had to visit Lord Shiva, and so Lord Kailasanathar and Goddess Karunakaravalli appeared to them at this temple site. ^[1]

Donations

About 1800 years ago, a king named Valvil Ori had ruled the Kollimalai area. He renovated this temple. ^[2] After that in the year 1266, Karnataka king Bhosala Veeraramanathan donated a lot of lands to this temple and made it possible for worship to take place without any hindrance. In the years 1541 and 1619, a king named Rama Chakravarthy granted a lot of lands to this temple. ^[3]

Other shrines

The shrines for Kasi Visalakshi, Vishnu, Brahma, Kumkumavalli, Gomu Durga, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswar, Ganesha, Murugan, Agora Virabhadra, Sun, Moon, Navagraha, Kala Bhairava are also available in this temple.

References

1. admin (30 September 2017). "Karukudi Sri Kailasanathar Temple - A Revathi Nakshathira Temple !!". Gosthala. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
2. "Home". www.bhaktikalpa.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
3. "Kailasanathar Temple : Kailasanathar Temple Details". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.