The visit to this Sri Pattinasamiyar Temple alias Athmanathar
Temple at Ilayathangudi, in Sivaganga District, was part of “Shiva, Vishnu and
Buddhist Temples Visit in Puducherry, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, Pudukottai,
Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli Districts”,
from 8th to 10th April 2026.
Moolavar : Sri Athmanatha Swamy
Consort : Sri Soundarya Nayagi
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces east with a 3-tier Rajagopuram. The temple tank is in front of the
temple. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in the mukha mandapam after the
Rajagopuram. Paintings of Dwarapalakas, Vinayagar, and Murugan are on either side
of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is on a round avudaiyar. In the koshtam,
Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai.
In the praharam, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Gajalakshmi, Ambal, and
Chandikeswarar.
Ambal
is in a separate sannidhi that faces south. Ambal is in a standing posture with her right hand holding a lotus bud, and her left hand is in dola hastam.
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 open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on an
adhistanam with jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts
with vedikai. The pilasters are of Vishnu kantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam,
lotus petals mandi, and pushpa pothyal. The prastaram consists of lotus petals,
kapotam with nasi kudus, and vyyalavari. The nasi kudus are with various
sculptures. The nagara vimanam is above bhumi desam, with two talas, greevam
and nagara sigaram. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and
Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
Even though
it is claimed that the temple belongs to the ancient period, the temple was
reconstructed in the 19th - 20th centuries.
Maha Kumbhabhishekam
was conducted on 05th November 2003 and 22nd November
2015.
LEGENDS
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha
Shivaratri, Chukla Chaturthi, Sankadahara Chaturthi, Karthikai, etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to
19.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The manager of the Kailasanathar Temple may be
contacted on his mobile number +919788216145 and WhatsApp +919442285845 for
further details.
HOW TO
REACH
This
temple is about 16 km from Thirumayam, 28 km from Karaikudi, 30 km from
Tiruppatur, and 35 km from Pudukkottai.
The
nearest Railway Station is Thirumayam.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM
SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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