Sri Kasi Vishalakshi Sametha Sri Kasi Vishvanathar Temple/ அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ காசி விசாலாக்ஷி சமேத ஸ்ரீ காசி விஸ்வநாதர் திருக்கோயில், Villianur, Puducherry.

The visit to this Sri Kasi Vishwanathar Temple at Villianur, in Puducherry, was part of “Shiva, Vishnu and Buddhist Temples Visit in Puducherry, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli Districts”, from 8^th to 10^th April 2026. This place is also called as Thirukashi (காசியினும் வீசமிகு திருக்காசி ஷேத்திரம்).

Moolavar  : Sri Kasi Vishvanathar

Consort    : Sri Vishalakshi

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with a 3-tier Rajagopuram and a mukha mandapam on the south side. Stucco images of Vinayagar, Shiva, Parvati, and Murugan are on the top of the mukha mandapam. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Rishabam are after the Rajagopuram (South side). A stucco image of Shiva and Parvati's marriage is on the top of the entrance to the ardha mandapam. Moolavar is small on a round avudaiyar. In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.

In the praharam, Vinayagar, Shiva Lingam with Ambal (Hope this Ambal may be the original one), Chandikeswarar, Chandran Suryan, Bairavar, Navagrahas, and Annapoorani.

Maybe the original Ambal

Annapoorani

ARCHITECTURE

The temple was constructed with bricks and cement concrete from adhistanam to sigaram. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is 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 valapi with lotus petals and kapotam with nasi kudus. The vesara vimanam above bhumi desam is of two tiers with greevam and vesara sigaram. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is claimed that the temple is more than 1000 years old, but to prove the same, no evidence is available at the temple. Considering the iconography of the Ambal deity in the praharam, the original temple may be 500 to 600 years old, ie, the latter Chozha period.

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 15^th May 2005

LEGENDS

It is believed that this temple is considered equivalent to Kashi. Hence this place is also called as Thirukashi (காசியினும் வீசமிகு திருக்காசி ஷேத்திரம்). The devotees do the rituals for their ancestors and departed souls. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Ashtami, Sankadahara Chaturthi, pournami, Amavasya, Pongal, Thaipoosam, Skanda Sashti, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open from 06.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

 

CONTACT DETAILS

The mobile number of Sivacahariyar Pradeep Shivam +919626536469 or Srinuvasa Sivachariyar‘s mobile number +919345456810 may be contacted.

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

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