The visit to this Sri Ganga Varaha Nadheeswarar Temple at Thirukanji,
Villianur, in Puducherry was part of “Shiva, Vishnu and Buddhist Temples Visit
in Puducherry, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli
Districts”, from 8th to 10th April 2026. The Sri Ganga Varaha
Nadheeswarar Temple at Thirukanji, a part of Puducherry, is on the banks of the Gingee
River, also called the Varaha River.
Moolavar : Sri Ganga Varaha Nadheeswarar
Consort : Sri Kamakshi Amman and Sri Meenakshi Amman
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces west with a 5-tier Rajagopuram, and 3-tier Rajagopurams are on the
south and north sides. Vinayagar and Murugan sannidhis are on either side of
the west side of the Rajagopuram. Kodimarathu Vinayagar, Dwajasthambam, Balipeedam, and
Rishabam are in the open mukha mandapam. Dwarapalakas are on either side of the
sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is of “Shodasa Lingam” (In Sanskrit, Shodasa means 6
flat surfaces, Dhara Lingam). In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy Lingothbavar,
Brahma, and Durgai.
In
praharam, Kasi Vishwanathar, Agasthiyar with Lobamudra, Sri Valli Devasena
Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Natarajar with Sivakami, Sarabeswarar in a
Gajaprishta Vimana sannidhi, Palliyarai, Kala Bairavar, Navagrahas,
Saniswarar Chandran, Suryan, Sri Lakshmi Varahar (A Maha Vishnu Temple), 63var,
Jyeshta Devi, Mangala Varahi, Thundi Vinayagar, and Meenakshi Amman.
Agasthiyar with his consort Lobamudra
Jyeshta Devi
Varahi
ARCHITECTURE
The
temple was constructed with stone from adhistanam to prastaram, and the vimanam
above the bhumi desam was built with bricks. The temple consists of the sanctum
sanctorum, antarala, and mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam
and adhistanam with jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti
starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters with kalasam,
kudam, mandi, and vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of plain valapi and
kapotam with nasi kudus. The vesara vimanam above bhumi desam is of one tala with
greevam and Dravida sigaram. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha
Vishnu and Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams.
Natarajar Sannidhi
Sarabeswarar
temple
The
Sarabeswarar temple faces south with the sanctum sanctorum and open mukha mandapam.
The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam and adhistanam with jagathy, three patta kumudam,
and pattikai. The bhitti starts with vedikai. The bhitti is plain without
koshtas. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam,
mandi, and vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of plain valapi and kapotam
with nasi kudus. An eka tala Gajaprishta vimanam is above the bhumi desam.
Stucco images of Sarabeswarar, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma, and Murugan are in the
greeva koshtams.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is
believed that the original temple belongs to the Chozha period. Due to a flood in the
river, the temple was completely damaged, and the Shiva Lingam was found in the
middle of the river. The Shiva Lingam was brought to this place, and the present
temple was constructed in recent years.
LEGENDS
Moolavar
was worshipped by Agasthiya Maharishi. In ancient times, this place was believed
to be equivalent to Kasi and Rameswaram.
Since the Sankarapani River flows from south to north, this temple is equivalent
to Kasi. It is good to do dharpanam for the departed souls on the banks of the
Sankaraparani River.
A
Devotee, on the way to Kasi with his father’s asthi, turned to flower at this
place. Hence this place is called as “காசிக்கு வீசம் பெற்ற திருத்தலம்”.
This
is one of the Shiva temples, where Sri Kamakshi and Sri Meenakshi are present
in this temple.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha
Shivaratri, Theipirai Ashtami, Theipirai Panchami, Vinayagar Chaturthi, Thai
Poosam, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Hanuman Jayanti, etc.
Managala
Aarti is conducted on Saturdays at the Sankaraparani River, also called the Varaha
River.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 06.00 hrs to 11.30 hrs and from 16.30 hrs to 20.30
hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The temple website
The
head Priest’s mobile number, +919047484555, may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO
REACH
This
place, Villianur, is a part of Puducherry, 8.6 km from the bus stand, 9.2 km from the Puducherry Railway Station, 21.7 km from Cuddalore, and 30 km from Viluppuram.
The
nearest Railway Station is Puducherry.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Maha Vishnu Sannidhi
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