The
visit to this Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple, close to Mahamaham Tank, at Kumbakonam
was a part of Divya Desams around Kumbakonam and Thanjavur Visit on 10th
and 11th February 2024, organized by Culture Circuit. This is also
one of the 12 temples, that participates in Mahamaham festival, which
celebrates once in 12 years.
Moolavar : Sri Kasi Viswanathar
Consort : Sri Visalakshi
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple is facing west with a 5 tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and
Dwarapalakas on flat stone slabs are after the Rajagopuram. Moolavar is on a
square avudayar. In koshtam. Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma
and Durgai. Nalvars are in the ardha Mandapam
In
praharam Vinayagar, Bairavar, Suryan, Saniswaran, Chandran, Saptamatrikas, Anjaneyar and Mahishamardini ( on pillars ),
Somaskandar, Nava kannis, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Gajalakshmi, Ganga,
Yamuna, Narmada, Saraswati, Kaveri, Godavari, Tungabhadra, Krishna, Sarayu,
Natarajar, and Navagrahas.
Nava kannis - Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Saraswati, Kaveri, Godavari, Tungabhadra, Krishna and Sarayu.
Saptamatrikas
ARCHITECTURE
The
temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and maha
mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam and Adhistanam. The adhistanam
is on the padma peetam with jagathy, threepatta kumudam and pattika. The Bhitti
starts with vedika. The Pilasters are of Vishnu kantha pilasters with square
base, kalasam, kudam, mandi, palakai and poo mottu pothyal. The prastaram
consists of valapi and kapotam with nasikudu.
A
tala bricks vesara Vimanam is on the prastaram. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma
are on the Tala, Greeva koshtas. Ashtadikpalakas are also on the greeva
koshtams.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The
temple belongs to early Chozha’s period ie 09th to 10th
century and latter reconstructed by Vijayanagaras and Thanjavur Nayaks.
An
inscriptions records that this temple participated in 1992 and 2004 Mahamaham
Theerthavari.
Maha
Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 07th July 1985, 09th February 2014.
LEGENDS
It
is believed that Shri Shiva used to lead
all the sacred nine rivers also called as Nava kannis ( Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada,
Saraswati, Kaveri, Godavari, Tungabhadra, Krishna and Sarayu ), to cleanse their
Sin through taking bath in the Mahamaham Tank on Masi Magam Day. This is
depicted in the form of stucco images on the arch in front of the Temple
Rajagopuram.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri,
Masi Magam nakshatra day, Mahamaham theerthavari, etc,.
One
of the speciality of this temple is, for any celebrations in temples in Kumbakonam,
putru man / anthill mud will be taken from this temple except Nageswara Swamy
temple,
This is one of the 12 Shiva Temple, that participates in Mahamaham Theerthavari festival, which occurs once in 12 Years. The 12 Shiva temples and 5 Vaishnava temples of Kumbakonam used to join and celebrate this Mahamaha festival.
Shiva Temples are…
5. Kalahasteeswarar Temple,
6. Gauthameswarar Temple,
7. Kodeeswarar Temple,
8. Amirthakadeswarar Temple,
9. Banapuriswarar Temple,
10. Abhi Mukheswarar Temple,
11. Kambatta Viswanathar Temple and
The Maha Vishnu Temples are…
4. Rajagopalaswamy Temple, and
5. Varaha Perumal Temple.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to
21.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The
land line number +91435 2400658, may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH
The
temple is 1 KM from Kumbakonam Railway Station and Kumbakonam Bus Stand.
The
temple is about 36 KM from Thiruvaiyaru, 44 KM from Thanjavur, 47 KM from
Thiruvarur and 282 KM from Chennai.
Nearest
Railway Station is Kumbakonam.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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