Sri Kailasanathar Temple/ ஶ்ரீ காமகோட்டி சமேத கைலாசநாதர் கோவில், Thangi, Kanchipuram District.

The visit to this Sri Kailasanathar temple at Thangi, near Walajabad, was a part of the “Maha Shivaratri 2025 Temples Visit”, on 26^th February 2025, organised by Mr Babu Mano and Mr Suresh Priyan. This temple is on the banks of the Palar River.   

Moolavar  :  Sri Kailasanathar

Consort    :  Sri Kamakotti Amman

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with an entrance arch. Balipeedam and Rishabam are under a mandapam. A stucco image of a cow doing abhisheka with milk is on the top of the entrance arch. A Vinayagar sannidhi is on the left side of the ardha mandapam entrance. Moolavar is on a round avudaiyar. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

In praharam Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Aiyyappan, Bairavar, Chandikeswarar, Nalvar, and Navagrahas.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum and the ardha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a Chozha period upanam and adhistanam. The adhistanam is of a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy and three patta kumudam. The sanctum sanctorum above the adhistanam was built with bricks. An eka tala vesara vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are on the greeva koshtas.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The original temple belongs to the 10^th to 11^th century, Chozha period, and the present structure above the adhistanam was constructed during the 19^th or 20^th Century.

LEGENDS

This Sri Kailasanathar temple is on the banks of the Palar River, where the river flows from south to north. Hence, this temple is considered a holy place equivalent to Kashi. Devotees can offer to this Shiva considering as Kashi Viswanathar.

It is believed that Ambal, in the form of Cow worshipped Shiva of this temple with her milk.

 Ambal is doing abhisheka with her milk

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from oru kala poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Aadi poora sumangli pooja, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since oru kala pooja is conducted, the time of opening and closing are unpredicted.

CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH

The Kailasanathar temple is on the south side of the village of Thangi, in the middle of the paddy fields.

The village Thangi is about 1.2 km from the Kanchipuram to Chengalpattu State Highway, 6 km from the Walajabad bus stand, and 11 km from Kanchipuram.

The nearest Railway station is Walajabad.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Hanuman comes out of Bhuta's stomach 

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---