History of Karunellinathar Temple in Tiruthangal, Sivakasi
The existence of temples during the Sangam age is borne out by
literature. The age of the temple could be determined from the
architectural features exhibited by it, as well as from references to it in
ancient literature. Stone inscriptions found in most temples, throw a lot
of light on the history, and on the patronage extended by various rulers.
Karunellinathar Temple of Thiruthangal, Sivakasi is a rock-cut cave temple
constructed in Dravidian style of architecture. This temple is dedicated to
the Hindu god Shiva and is accepted to have been worked by Gurukalathirayan
during the Pandya rule in 13th Century A.D. Karunelli Nathar temple is a
well-known and popular religious place as well as tourist attraction.
Thiruthangal is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Karunellinathar Temple is believed to be
built by Pandyas. The temple had a number of inscriptions indicating
information related to the gifts offered to the temple. It is located 5
kilometres away from the industrial town of Sivakasi which is known as
“Kutti Japan”. The town of Sivakasi is famous for its printing, match-works
and fireworks industries.
History of Thiruthangal In inscription mentions Thiruthangal as
‘Tiruthangaal’, Big rock hill was located in TiruthaHistory of
Karunellinathar Temple in Tiruthangal, Sivakasi
The existence of temples during the Sangam age is borne out by
literature. The age of temple could be determined from the architectural
features exhibited by it, as well as from references to it in ancient
literature. Stone inscriptions found in most temples, throw a lot of light
on the history, and on the patronage extended by various rulers.
Karunellinathar Temple of Tiruthangal, Sivakasi is a rock-cut cave temple
constructed in Dravidian style of architecture. This temple and dedicated
to the Hindu god Shiva and are accepted to have been worked by Gurukalathirayan
during the Pandya rule in 13th Century A.D. Karunellinathar temple is a
well-known and popular religious place as well as tourist attraction.
Thiruthangal is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Karunellinathar Temple is believed to be
built by Pandyas. The temple had a number of inscriptions indicating
information related to the gifts offered to the temple. It is located 5
kilometres away from the industrial town of Sivakasi which is known as
“Kutti Japan”. The town of Sivakasi is famous for its printing, match-works
and fireworks industries.
History of Thiruthangal In inscription mentions Thiruthangal as
‘Tiruthangaal’, Big rock hill was located in Thiruthangal. One of the
legends says that, when Thirupathi Narayanar went for Srivilliputhur Andal
Marriage ceremony he stayed at this rock hill, then reached Srivilliputhur.
After that this place was known as Thiruthangal. Many core stone tools like
orumunaiarupan, irumunaiarupan, piraivadivakaruvi were found in western
side of this place. From these evidence the people started to live in
Thiruthangal 10,000 years ago. Thus, Tiruthangal was an important place for
archaeological and historical sites in Tamil Nadu.
2. Karunellinathar Temple Karunellinathar temple is a rock cut cave
temple. This temple is devoted to Hindu God Shiva. This temple is located
in Thiruthangal, the town of Sivakasi. With reference from inscription
Thiruthangal was a Deva dana Brahmadeya in Karunilakudinadu of Sri Pandya
Nadu. This brahmadeya was controlled by a sabha known as ‘Mulaparushai’.
Irrigation was developed by Nindranarayanaperari and Devendra
vallabhaperari in and around Thiruthangal. Shiva is idolized as
Karunellinathar that is represent as Linga and Parvathi was depicted as
Chokki Amman. Sri Karunelinathar Swami Temple is situated in the middle of
Thiruthangal. There were two Amla trees in the temple. Amla means nelli in
Tamil. The temple was called Irunellinathar. Later this temple was called
Karunellinathar.
3. Art and Architecture of the Temple The temple is located on a
mound and in front of the garba Griha there are different halls namely the
Artha mandapa, Maha mandapa, Prahara mandapa, Vasantha mandapa. It also has
a Nandhi statue and a pillar bearing the temple flag. Towards the left side
of the sanctum is located a Goddess Meenakshi statue with a separate Garba
Griha, Artha mandapa and Maha mandapa. The Garba Griha is built on a
platform which in itself holds various spiritually powerful objects. It is
built using black stones which are piled up and covered with spiritual
powders of various kinds. While entering the temple, one can see the walls
adorned with various deities who are believed to protect the temple.
Further the Garba Griha is surrounded by short pillars. Vinayakar,
SubramaniyaSwami, Bhairavar and Chandikesavar are the other deities found
in this temple. The main God located inside the garba griha takes a square
shape similar to the ones in Avudaiyar temples. Goddess Meenakshi looks
beautiful with two hands and a beautiful face. Towards the south of the
temple is located the statue of Dhakshinamoorthy and towards the North
Goddess Durga statue is located. Apart from this, in the south corner a
Vinayagar statue, in the North corner a Murugan, Valli and Deivanai statue
and in the North east a Bhairavar statue adorns the temple. Also, at the
entrance statues of Vinayagar and Murugan add beauty to the shrine. Every
Thursday the devotees of Dakshinamoorthy offered SundalMalai and Mulai
flower for worships the God. On that day special abhishekam and pujas for
Guru Bhagavan of Dhakshanamoorthi. The big image of Nataraja and Sivakami
looks beautiful and enriches the temple with artistic excellence. The North
side of the Karunellinathar temple Valli,Murugan and Deivanai statues are
located. During Thaipusam and Surasamharam the special poojas were
celebrated in this Murga statue. The art and architecture of the temple was
based on Pandyas andNayaks style. The Ardha Mandapa, Maha Mandapa are
decorated with beautiful sculptures and miniature paintings. As additions
were taken up in temples, the sculpture art got beautiful and nice. The
pillars in the mandapas are adorned with images of deities. The beautiful
panel in the Karunellinathar temple exhibits the sculptures of Ayyanar and
yali with their consorts.The paintings are found in the passage in and
around the temple of garbhagriha, the mandapas of ardha mandapa and maha
mandapa. The themes are in Saivite legends. Theme dresses are colorful with
artistic designs. The eyes are large and faces long. The primary colors are
used like white, red, brown, blue and green.
4. Inscriptions of the Temple There are two inscriptions found in this
temple. The scriptures written in the stones of the temple make it clear
that this temple was built in 13 A.D when King Sundarapandian was ruling
the state. The scriptures further add that this temple was built by a
person named Gurukulatharaiyan. Also, towards the south side of the artha
mandapam a stone scripture belonging to the age of King Sundarapandian-I
and towards the north side of Maha mandapam a stone scripture of Nayakars
make this temple historically significant. In both these scriptures a
phrase ‘Karunilakudi Nadu Thiruthangal’ has been written and also further
study reveals that this temple was built during King Sundarapandian’s reign
and was maintained during the rule of Naickers. A praising song about
Gurukulatharaiyan of Poongamil Garden is found in the stone scriptures. And
it also indicates that he was the person who was behind the construction of
the temple. It is to be noted that the first two lines of the song can also
be seen in the stone scripture of Nellaiappar temple. This inscription
mentioned that Gurukulatharaiyan had prevented Shiva from becoming a
Bhiksatana to beg for his daily bowl of bali, by instituting a special
service and making provisions for food offerings to the temple. An another
inscription in the north wall of the central shrine of the Shiva temple,
dated 17-18th Century A.D issued in the reign of Kumarappa Nayaka records
an endowment of ¼ share of the UdaippanKulam village after purchasing it,
for the purpose of conducting puja expenses of both Shiva and Amman.
The Somavaram puja is celebrated on every Monday and Tuesday. The
Somavaram puja is conducted for Shiva on Monday at 7.30 P.M. and special
puja for Muruga on Tuesday at 7.30P.M. Brahmostavam is the important
festival of this temple. During the New Moon(Amavasya) and Full
Moon(Pournami) day of every month is conducted in Karunellinathar temple.
On this occasion the devotees of Shiva follow full day fast and break the
fast in the evening 6 P.M. The special puja is conducted on that day.
Another important puja is observed during Prodromas every month. It is
celebrated twice in a month which is called Theipirai and Valarpirai
Pradosham. On this day the followers of Shiva organized a special puja in
the evening at 4P.M. On this occasion the devotees of Shiva follow full day
fast and break the fast in the evening. The special abishekam are
celebrated for 63 Nyanmars on their birthday stars during the day of
pradosham. Thai Ammavasai, MasiAmmavasai and 108 Sangabhishekam are the
yearly pujas celebrated in this temple. During this occasion special
abishekam, neyvedyam of milk, fruits and Pongal etc to the Karunellinathar
of Shiva statue and prasadam is given to devotees of Shiva. Other important
pujas are Rudra Homam, AvaniAmmavasa, 1008 Sangabhishekam celebrated in
Karunellinathar Temple. The devotees of Shiva believes that with the prayer
of Shiva get rid of their sins. Chitra festival and Shivarathriare the
famous festival of the Shiva temple.These festivals are celebrated
grandly.Then 1008 Sankaraabishekam and 108 Sankarabishekam are the main
pooja of the Karunellinathar temple. Tamil Nadu is also popular as 'land of
temples' for its grand temples that are architectural masterpieces. These
Tamil Nadu temples are standing testimony to the rich Dravidian art and
culture. Each temple showcases a distinctive style, built by Chola,
Pallava, Pandya, Nayak and Vijaynagar rulers, who were great patrons of art
and architecture. South India is famous for various ancient temples, which
attract a number of devotees to pay their obeisance. Thiruthangal is an old
city located inSivakasi. In the middle of Thiruthangal Sri Karunelinatha
Swami Templeis located and on the other side Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple
is a famous Vishnu temple and can be reached from that temple on the
hillock. The temple is believed to have been built by Gurukalathirayan
during the Pandyan regime in 1233 CE.The architecture, poojas and festivals
of Karunellinathar rock-cut cave temple in Tiruthangal, Sivakasi is greatly
in-line with other temples in Tamil Nadu in terms of Dravidian style of
construction, architecture and rituals like other temples in Tamilnadu.
Karunellinathar temple is a well-known and popular religious place as well
as tourist attraction. This temple needs Government of Tamilnadu to take
care of proper maintenance and to make intensive campaign to promote
tourism among the people of India as well as other parts of India. This not
only creates more awareness worldwide about our history of culture, art and
architecture but also generate revenue to the public and government.
K Rajaram IRS 25425ngal. One of the legends says that, when Thirupathi
Narayanar went for Srivilliputhur Andal Marriage ceremony he was stayed at
this rock hill, then reached Srivilliputhur. After that this place was
known as Thiruthangal. Many core stone tools like orumunaiarupan,
irumunaiarupan, piraivadivakaruvi were found in western side of this place.
>From these evidences the people were started to live in Tiruthangal before
10,000 years ago. Thus, Tiruthangal was an important place for
archaeological and historical sites in Tamil Nadu.
2. Karunellinathar Temple Karunellinathar temple is a rock cut cave
temple. This temple is devoted to Hindu God Shiva. This temple is located
in Thiruthangal, the town of Sivakasi. With reference from inscription
Thiruthangal was a Deva dana Brahmadeya in Karunilakudinadu of Sri Pandya
Nadu. This brahmadeya was controlled by sabha known as ‘Mulaparushai’.
Irrigation was developed by Nindranarayanaperari and Devendra
vallabhaperari in and around Thiruthangal. Shiva is idolized as
Karunellinathar that is represent as Linga and Parvathi was depicted as
Chokki Amman. Sri Karunelinathar Swami Temple is situated in the middle of
Thiruthangal. There were two Amla trees in temple. Amla means nelli in
Tamil. The temple was called as Irunellinathar. Later this temple called as
Karunellinathar.
3. Art and Architecture of the Temple The temple is located on a
mound and in front of the garba Griha there are different halls namely the
Artha mandapa, Maha mandapa, Prahara mandapa, Vasantha mandapa. It also has
a Nandhi statue and a pillar bearing the temple flag. Towards the left side
of the sanctum is located a Goddess Meenakshi statue with a separate Garba
Griha, Artha mandapa and Maha mandapa. The Garba Griha is built on a
platform which in itself holds various spiritually powerful objects. It is
built using black stones which are piled up and covered with spiritual
powders of various kinds. While entering the temple, one can see the walls
adorned with various deities who are believed to protect the temple.
Further the Garba Griha is surrounded by short pillars. Vinayakar,
SubramaniyaSwami, Bhairavar and Chandikesavar are the other deities found
in this temple. The main God located inside the garba griha takes a square
shape similar to the ones in Avudaiyar temples. Goddess Meenakshi looks
beautiful with two hands and a beautiful face. Towards the south of the
temple is located the statue of Dhakshanamoorthi and towards the North
Goddess Durga statue is located. Apart from this, in the south corner a
Vinayagar statue, in the North corner a Murugan, Valli and Deivanai statue
and in the North east a Bhairavar statue adorns the temple. Also, at the
entrance statues of Vinayagar and Murugan add beauty to the shrine. Every
Thursday the devotees of Dhakshanamoorthi offered SundalMalai and Mulai
flower for worships the God. On that day special abhishekam and pujas for
Guru Bhagavan of Dhakshanamoorthi. The big image of Nataraja and Sivakami
looks beautiful and enrich the temple with artistic excellence. The North
side of the Karunellinathar temple Valli,Murugan and Deivanai statues are
located. During Thaipusam and Surasamharam the special poojas were
celebrated in this Murga statue. The art and architecture of the temple was
based on Pandyas andNayaks style. The Arthamandapa, Mahamandapa are
decorated with beautiful sculptures and miniature paintings. As additions
were taken up in temples, the sculptures art got beautiful and nice. The
pillars in the mandapas are adorned with images of deities. The beautiful
panel in the Karunellinathar temple exhibits the sculptures of Ayyanar and
yali with their consorts.The paintings are found in the passage in and
around the temple of garphagriha, the mandapas of arthamandapa and
mahamandapa. The themes are on Saivite legends. Theme dresses are colorful
with artistic designs. The eyes are large and faces long. The primary
colors are used like white, red, brown, blue and green.
4. Inscriptions of the Temple There are two inscriptions are found in this
temple. The scriptures written in the stones of the temple make it clear
that this temple was built in 13 A.D when King Sundarapandian was ruling
the state. The scriptures further add that this temple was built by a
person named Gurukulatharaiyan. Also, towards the south side of the
arthamandapam a stone scripture belonging to the age of King
Sundarapandian-I and towards the north side of Maha mandapa a stone
scripture of Nayakars make this temple historically significant. In both
these scriptures a phrase ‘Karunilakudi Nadu Thiruthangal’ has been written
and also further study reveals that this temple was built during King
Sundarapandian’s reign and was maintained during the rule of Nayakars. A
praising song about Gurukulatharaiyan of Poongamil Garden is found in the
stone scriptures. And it also indicates that he was the person who was
behind the construction of the temple. It is to be noted that the first two
lines of the song can also be seen in the stone scripture of Nellaiyappar
temple. This inscription mentioned that Gurukulatharaiyan had prevented
Shiva from becoming a Bhiksatana to beg for his daily bowl of bali, by
instituting a special service and making provisions for food offerings to
the temple. An another inscription in the north wall of the central shrine
of the Shiva temple, dated 17-18th Century A.D issued in the reign of
Kumarappa Nayaka records an endowment of ¼ share of the UdaippanKulam
village after purchasing it, for the purpose of conducting puja expenses of
both Shiva and Amman.
The Somavaram puja is celebrated on every Monday and Tuesday. The
Somavaram puja is conducted for Shiva on Monday at 7.30 P.M. and special
puja for Muruga on Tuesday at 7.30P.M. Brahmostavam is the important
festival of this temple. During the New Moon(Ammavasa) and Full
Moon(Pournami) day of every month is conducted in Karunellinathar temple.
On this occasion the devotees of Shiva follow full day fast and break the
fast in the evening 6 P.M. The special puja is conducted on that day.
Another important puja is observed during Prodromas in every month. It is
celebrated twice in a month which is called Theipirai and
Valarpiraiprodhosam. In this day the followers of Shiva organized a special
puja in the evening 4P.M. On this occasion the devotees of Shiva follow
full day fast and break the fast in the evening. The special abishekam are
celebrated for 63 Nyanmars on their birthday stars during the day of
prodhosam. Thai Ammavasai, MasiAmmavasai and 108 Sangabhishekam are the
yearly pujas celebrated in this temple. During this occasion special
abishekam, neyvedyam of milk, fruits and Pongal etc to the Karunellinathar
of Shiva statue and prasadam is given to devotees of Shiva. Other important
pujas are Rudra Homam, AvaniAmmavasa, 1008 Sangabhishekam celebrated in
Karunellinathar Temple. The devotees of Shiva believes that with the prayer
of Shiva get rid of their sins. Chitra festival and Shivarathriare the
famous festival of the Shiva temple.These festivals are celebrated
grandly.Then 1008 Sankaraabishekam and 108 Sankarabishekam are the main
pooja of the Karunellinathar temple. Tamil Nadu is also popular as 'land of
temples' for its grand temples that are architectural masterpieces. These
Tamil Nadu temples are standing testimony to the rich Dravidian art and
culture. Each temple showcases a distinctive style, built by Chola,
Pallava, Pandya, Nayak and Vijaynagar rulers, who were great patrons of art
and architecture. South India is famous for various ancient temples, which
attract number of devotees to pay their obeisance. Thiruthangal is an old
city located inSivakasi. In the middle of Thiruthangal Sri Karunelinatha
Swami Templeis located and on the other side Ninra Narayana Perumal Temple
is a famous Vishnu temple and can be reached from that temple on the
hillock. The temple is believed to have been built by Gurukalathirayan
during the Pandyan regime in 1233 CE.The architecture, poojas and festivals
of Karunellinathar rock-cut cave temple in Tiruthangal, Sivakasi is greatly
in-line with other temples in Tamil Nadu in terms of Dravidian style of
construction, architecture and rituals like other temples in Tamilnadu.
Karunellinathar temple is a well-known and popular religious place as well
as tourist attraction. This temple needs Government of Tamilnadu to take
care of proper maintenance and to make intensive campaign to promote
tourism among the people of India as well as other parts of India. This not
only creates more awareness worldwide about our history of culture, art and
architecture but also generate revenue to the public and government.
K Rajaram IRS 25425
On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 10:14, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty <
thatha_patty@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> *KASI VISWANATHAR TEMPLE, SIVAKASI, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU
> -COMPILED*
>
> Dear friends,
>
> Today my posting is about Kasi Viswanatha temple at Sivakasi. I was Junior
> Engineer, Telecom, in Sivakasi for two years from middle of 1972 to middle
> of 1974. I have visited the temple with my late father, wife and small kids
> during the period. I am very happy to post about this temple, which was in
> Madurai District at that time.
>
> Hope a divine reading.
>
> Gopalakrishnan 25-4-2025
>
> Introduction
>
> Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Sivakasi, a town in Virudhunagar district in
> the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
> Constructed in the South Indian style of architecture, the temple is
> believed to have been built by Pandyan ruler Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian
> during the 16th century, with later additions from Madurai Nayaks. Shiva is
> worshipped as Kasi Viswanathar and his consort Parvathi as Visalakshi. *The
> temple was the scene of temple entry movement in 1899, followed by Sivakasi
> riots when 22 people were killed*.
>
> A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple
> is open from 6 am - 12 pm and 4 - 8:30 pm on all days except during new
> moon days when it is open the full day.
>
> Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of
> which the Brahmostavam festival during the Tamil month of Vaiakasi (May -
> June) being the most prominent. The temple is medium in size.
>
> The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and
> Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
>
> Legend
>
> As per Hindu legend, a Pandya king Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian wanted
> to construct a temple for Hindu god Shiva at Tenkasi and went to Kasi to
> bring a lingam, the most common iconic representation of Shiva in South
> India. *While returning to his palace with the prized lingam, he rested
> under the grove of a vilva tree, the favourite tree of Shiva*.
>
> When the oxen(Somewhere told as cow) carrying the lingam refused to move
> from the spot, the king realised that it was a divine wish of Shiva, and he
> placed the lingam in the place where the oxen halted. The place where the
> "shivalingam brought from Kasi" was installed came to be known as Sivakasi.
>
> Since he brought the lingam from Kasi, it came to be known as Kasi
> Viswanathar temple.
>
> History
>
> Sivakasi was established during the early 15th century CE. Between 1428
> and 1460, a Pandya king Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian ruled the southern
> part of Madurai region, comprising the modern day Sivakasi and its
> surroundings.
> *Sivakasi was a part of Madurai region during the 16th century*.
>
> Madurai became independent from Vijayanagar Empire in 1559 under the
> Nayaks and the temple started receiving gifts from the rulers of the
> dynasty. There are no indication of history of the temple after the Nayak
> rule ended in 1736 and Madurai was repeatedly captured several times by
> Chanda Sahib (1740 – 1754), Arcot Nawab and Muhammed Yusuf Khan (1725 –
> 1764) in the middle of 18th century. *In 1801, Madurai came under the
> direct control of the British East India Company and was annexed to the
> Madras Presidency.*
>
> During the 1800s, Nadars, then aspiring business community, established
> their commercial base in the town. By the end of the 19th century, the
> Nadars’ rapid rise as a business community lead to confrontation with the
> Maravars.
>
> The Nadars were denied entry to the temple and when they tried to enter in
> 1899, it led to a series of riots which became known as the Sivakasi riots.
> A total of 22 people were killed, as many as 800 houses and Big chariot in
> center of the city (used by temple during festival) were burnt during the
> riots. Eventually the riots came to an end after the intervention of the
> military in mid-July 1899.
>
> The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and
> Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
>
> Architecture
>
> The temple exhibits Dravidian architecture with a three-tiered gopuram,
> granite walls enclosing multiple shrines, and intricate stone carvings
> throughout the structure.
>
> The temple is located in the Bazaar street, a busy business locality in
> Sivakasi. The temple has a three-tiered gopuram (temple tower). The temple
> has a pillared hall from the entrance leading to the flagstaff hall. The
> sanctum is located axial to the entrance facing east. The image of Kasi
> Viswanathar in the form of lingam is housed in the sanctum.
>
> *The images of Vinayaka and Subramanya are located on either side of the
> hall leading to the sanctum*.
>
> The shrine of Sivakami is located parallel to the sanctum facing East. *There
> is a second flagstaff located axial to the Sivakami shrine and
> perpendicular to the flagstaff facing Viswanathar shrine*.
>
> Deities
>
> Moolavar-Kasi Viswanathar (Shiva)
>
> Amman-Visalakshi (Parvathi)
>
> The right of the main entrance facing the Sivakami shrine is the temple
> water tank. *There are smaller shrines of Ayyappa, Dakshinamurthy,
> Arumugar, Durga, Navagrahas and Nataraja* in the precinct around the
> shrines of Kasi Viswanatha and Visalakshi.
>
> Poojas
>
> The temple follows Saivite tradition. The temple priests perform the pooja
> (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. *Four daily rituals take
> place at the temple, where Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kasi Viswanathar and
> his consort Parvathi as Visalakshi*.
>
> Kalasanthi at 8:30 a.m., Uchikalam at 11:30 p.m., Sayarakshai at 5:30
> p.m., and Aravanai Pooja between 8:00 - 8:00 p.m.
>
> There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple.
>
> Temple timings
>
> The temple is open from 6am - 12 pm and 4 pm to 8:30 pm on all days except
> during festival days when it is open the full day.
>
> Festivals
>
> There are various festivals celebrated in the temple. The Brahmostavam
> festival during the Tamil month of Vaiakasi (May - June) is the most
> prominent festival celebrated in the temple.
>
> Nataraja Thirumanjana during Aani (June - July), Visalakshi Tapas
> festival during Aadi (July - August), Moola festival during Aavani
> (August - September), Navarathri, Soorasamharam during Aipassi (October -
> November), Karthikai festival are also conducted.
>
> "Powrami Puja" is held on every full moon day. "Pradhosam" is very
> popular among the people of Sivakasi. On that day many people come to
> worship the God.
>
> "Karthikai Thiruvizha" is celebrated in "Aadi Karthigai and Thai
> Karthigai" days.
>
> 108 Changabishegam
>
> "108 Changabishegam" is held on every last Monday of Tamil month to Sri
> Kasi Viswanathar and on every last Friday of Tamil month to Sri Vishalatchi
> Ambal. "Thanga Kavasam Satruthal" is held in the beginning of every Tamil
> month, every Pradthosam, on Shivaratri and on other festival days.
>
> Thiruvathirai Festival
>
> Thiruvathirai Festival is a famous one in Sivakasi. In this festival four
> Rathams from 4 temples are decorated beautifully with "Sevanthi Flowers".
> Large numbers of people visit Sivakasi during this festival to worship the
> Gods.
>
> Address:
>
> Sivan Sannathi Road, Parasakthi Colony, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123.Phone:
> 04562 272 411
>
> Administration
>
> Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE)
>
> How to reach the temple
>
> Nearest Bus Station-Sivakasi
>
> Nearest Railway Station-*Sivakasi Railway Station about 2 KM from the
> temple.*
>
> Nearest Airport-Madurai. The place is in between Rajapalayam and
> Viridunagar.
>
> *About Sivakasi*
>
> Sivakasi town in Virudhunagar district of Southern Tamil Nadu is popular
> for a few things –1) Excellent modern large printing industries for
> printing of calendar, diary etc. 2) Best quality match boxes and
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