Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Orathanadu / Orathanad, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu

15^th May 2019.

Utilizing the opportunity to attend a marriage near Orathanadu, Visited this Shiva Temple. Local people will easily guide us if we ask for Sri Visalakshi temple than Shiva Temple.

Moolavar  : Sri Kasi Viswanathar

Consort    : Sri Visalakshi

Some of the important features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram, on the east and south. There is a second level  3 tier Rajagopuram for Shiva Temple. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Rishabam are in front 2^nd level Rajagopuram.  In Koshtam Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.

In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Mahaganapathy, Ayyanar as Iyappan, Shanmuganatha Swamy, Lingas, Gajalakshmi, Chokkanathar & Meenakshi, Saraswathi, Navagrahas, Suryan, Saneeswaran, Natarajar, Kala Bhairava, Naalvar, Sekkizhar.

Ambal Sri Visalakshi is in a separate temple with Dwajasthambam, balipedam, and Rishabam. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum antarala, artha mandapam, and an open mukha mandapa. Amman is in a standing posture.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of a sanctum, antarala, and artha mandapam. All the mandapams are of Vavval nethi mandapam style. Sanctum is a little on an elevated level.

The architecture of the Vimanam consists of Upanam, Adhistanam, Kapotham, Padmam, Virutha kumudam, bhitti, Pilasters, Prastaram, yazhivari, Kabotham, Greevam, Sikaram ( Vesara Style ) and Stupi. Pilasters Consist of a Square base with Nagabandham, Thamarai Kattu, Kalasam, Kumbam Paali, Palakai, Padmam, Kandam, Pothigai, etc,. The Pillasters form the niches/Deva koshtam.  

The pillars and mandapam are built with brick and lime mortar. The mandapam roof is of Vavval nethi type ( similar to bats head )

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The temple was built during King Saraboji ( 1675 - 1728 AD) of Maratha's period. 

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open between 08.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is about a KM from the Orathanadu Bus stop ( Anna Statue).

Orathanadu is about 20 KM from Thanjavur.

All the buses from Thanjavur to Pattukottai pass through Orathanadu will stop at the Bus stop.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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