Adi Kailasanathar Temple, / ஆதி கைலாசநாதர் கோயில் / வடநகர் / Vadanagar ( Vadakkur ) / Perundurai / Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to Sri Adi Kailasanathar Temple at Vadanagar (Vadakkur), Avudayarkoil, was a part of the Shiva, Vishnu Temples of Pudukkottai and Sivagangai Districts Visit on 23^rd & 24^th September 2023.

Thirunavukkarasu Swamigal has sung hymns in praise of Shiva in many places, which end with “thuRai- துறை” and hence this temple is treated as a Vaippu sthalam.

 

கயிலாயமலை யெடுத்தான் கரங்க ளோடு

             சிரங்களுரம் நெரியக்கால் விரலாற் செற்றோன்

பயில்வாய பராய்த்துறைதென் பாலைத் துறை

                பண்டெழுவர் தவத்துறைவெண் டுறைபைம் பொழிற்

குயிலாலந் துறைசோற்றுத் துறைபூந் துறை

                பெருந்துறையுங் குரங்காடு துறையி னோடு

மயிலாடு துறைகடம்பந் துறையா வடு

                துறைமற்றுந் துறையனைத்தும் வணங்கு வோமே.   11

..... திருநாவுக்கரசு சுவாமிகள்

Moolavar  : Sri Kailasanathar

Consort    : Sri Sivakama Sundari

Some of the salient features of this Temple are...

The temple faces east with a 3-tier Rajagopuram. Shiva with Parvati’s Kalyana kola stucco image with Maha Vishnu, Maha Lakshmi, and Saraswati are on the top of the mukha mandapam. Balipeedam, Dwajasthamabam, and Rishabam are in the open mukha mandapam. Moolavar is a little large on a square avudayar. In koshtam, only Dakshinamurthy.

Ambal is in the ardha mandapa in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.

In the outer praharam, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Bairavar, Chandran, Suryan, and Nagars, along with a Shiva Lingam.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a prathi bandha/kapota bandha adhistanam with lotus petals jagathi, vrudha kumudam, kapotam, and prativari. The Bhitti starts with Vedika. Vrutha pillars with square base, naga bandham, kalasam, kudam, mandi, palakai, and pothyal. It seems that, from the prastaram, eka tala vesara vimanam was constructed with bricks and cement. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the greeva koshtam.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is believed that this Shiva temple existed even before the Sri Atmanathar Temple at Avudayarkoil.

The temple is under the control of Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam, Thiru Kailaya Parambarai Meikanda Santhanam, along with Avudayarkoil Sri Atmanathar Temple and Sri Narayana Perumal Temple.  

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 25^th June 1990 after the thirupani to Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Bairavar, Suryan, Chandran, the rectification of Vimanas, and the Construction of 3tier Rajagopuram.

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 14^th March 2022, after expanding the Ardha mandapam, Maha Mandapam, inner praharam floors, construction of Mani mandapam, and installation of a new Dwajasthambam.

LEGENDS

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Amavasya, Somavaram, Pournami,  etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open from 06.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs, and from 16.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH

This Sri Kailasanathar Temple at Vada Nagar is a part of Avudaiyarkoil, which is about 1 km from Sri Athmanatha Swamy Temple at Avudaiyarkoil, 15 km from Aranthangi, and 40 km from Karaikudi.

The nearest Railway Station is Aranthangi.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---