The visit to this Sri Kailasanathar Temple was
a part of the 576th week, abhishekam organised by the Ancient Shiva
Temples & Shivamayam Team, on 16th November 2025. Thanks
to the Shivamayam Team. This temple is on the left side of the road from Padappai to
Orathur.
Moolavar :
Sri Sundareswarar
Consort : Sri Meenakshi Ambal
Some of the salient
features of this temple are…..
The temple faces
east with entrance arches on the east and south sides. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the open mukha mandapam. Bala Vinayagar and Bala Murugan are on both sides of the
entrance to the ardha mandapam/ antarala. Moolavar is a little taller under a
Rudraksha mandapam. In koshtam Nirutha Ganapati, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu,
Brahma, and Siva Durga.
Ambal is in a separate sannidhi that faces south.
Ambal is in a standing posture holding a lotus bud with a parrot in her right hand, and her left hand is in dola hastam. Ambal is similar to Madurai Meenakshi with a crown bent on the left side. In koshtam, Maheswari, Sri Vaishnavi,
Bhuvaneswari, Brahmi, and Indrani.
In the open mukha mandapam, Bairavar, Chandran, and
Siva Suryan.
In praharam Adhi Sivan with Rishabam,
Chandikeswarar, and Navagrahas.
Bairavar and Suryan
Adhi Shiva is
swayambhu with a nose-like face protruding on the east side. It is said that
Shiva is with 8 faces in eight directions, and one on the east is visible.
Adhi Shiva
ARCHITECTURE
The total temple was built with
bricks and concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala/ ardha
mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a upanam, and pada bandha adistanam, with jagathy,
threepatta kumudam, and pattikai. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam
with nasi kudus. An eka tala vesara vimanam is on the Bhumidesam. Dakshinamurthy,
Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the tala koshtams.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
The temple was
constructed in front of the Adhi Shiva Temple. Originally, Adhi Shiva Lingam and
Rishabam existed in the same location. Shiva, in the form of an old man, came
and told Parthasarathy, who takes care of the temple, to construct a temple.
This was ignored, and again, Shiva came in his dream and reminded him in 2003.
Then the present temple was constructed and consecrated. Without disturbing the
Adhi Shiva Lingam, a new Shiva Lingam with Rishabam was installed.
Again, on 4th
September 2025, Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular
poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Amavasya,
Vinayagar Chaturthi, etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since oru kala
poojas are conducted, the temple will be kept open around 10.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Parthasarathy,
Priest, may be contacted on his mobile number +918124761560 for further
details.
HOW TO REACH
From Vandalur to
Kanchipuram, at the end of the Padappai new bridge, turn left towards Orathur (Singaperumal
Koil), and the temple is on the left side.
The temple is about
2 km from Padappai, 2 km from Sri Agastheeswarar Temple on the same road, 14 km
from Singaperumal Koil, and 17 km from Tambaram.
The nearest Railway
Station is Singaperumal Koil.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Lilly Pond
--- OM SHIVAYA
NAMA---
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