Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple /ஸ்ரீ காசி விஸ்வநாதர் கோயில், Erivoy Village/ ஏரிவாய் கிராமம், Nattapettai, Kanchipuram District.

The visit to this Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple at Erivoy village, midway between Walajabad and Kanchipuram was a part of the “Maha Shivaratri 2025 Temples Visit”, on 26^th February 2025, organized by Mr. Babu Mano, and Mr. Suresh Priyan. This temple is on the banks of the Palar River.

Moolavar  :  Sri Kasi Viswanathar

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with an entrance mottai gopuram on the south side. Balipeedam and Rishabam are on the east side of the temple. The entrance to the ardha mandapam is on the south side. Shiva and Parvati's stucco image is on the top of the entrance. In sanctum sanctorum, Shiva Lingam is on a round avudaiyar. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai. 

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

 Bairavar

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum and arsha mandapam. The eka tala vimanam is of 3 anga vimanam. The sigaram is of vesara style.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is said that the original temple belongs to the 12^th – 13^th Century. The same was reconstructed during the Vijaya Nagara Nayakas period. Telugu inscriptions are found on the sanctum sanctorum walls.

LEGENDS

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

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Fridays, pradosham, Maha shivaratri, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH

Sri Kasi Viswanathar temple at Erivoy village is on the banks of the Palar River the temple is about a km on the south side of Chengalpattu to Kanchipuram State Highway, 8 km from Walajabad bus stand, and 8.5 km from Kanchipuram.

The nearest Railway Station is Kanchipuram & Walajabad.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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