About Kaliyakudi
Kaliyakudi is an agrarian village in Nanilam taluk, Tiruvarur district - 16 kms from the famous Saneeswaran temple in Tirunallar. Kaliyakudi Iraipani Trust is a Charitable Trust promoted for the welfare of the people of Kaliyakudi including especially for repair, renovation and upkeep of the temples in the village and its neighbouring region.
View Kaliyakudi on Google Maps: Here & Here.
Kaleeswarar Temple, Kaliyakudi
View a detailed Video Program about the temple (via Gopuram TV) here
Kaliyakudi is an agrarian village in Nanilam taluk, Tiruvarur district - 16 kms from the famous Saneeswaran temple in Tirunallar. Kaliyakudi Iraipani Trust is a Charitable Trust promoted for the welfare of the people of Kaliyakudi including especially for repair, renovation and upkeep of the temples in the village and its neighbouring region.
View Kaliyakudi on Google Maps: Here & Here.
Kaleeswarar Temple, Kaliyakudi
View a detailed Video Program about the temple (via Gopuram TV) here
The Kaleeswarar Temple in Kaliyakudi village is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is several centuries old. Legend has it that to divest herself of Brammahathi Dosham (after destroying the asuras Ambahasuran at the nearby Ambakarathur and Amban at Ambal), Goddess Kali offered her prayers to Lord Shiva at Kaliyakudi. The form of Kali worshipping Lord Shiva is depicted in the southern wall. Another special feature of the temple is the Lord Saneeswaran sannidhi - where the deity faces North.
The massive Shiva Lingam, the Beautiful Kamalaambal, the Rare sannidhi of Kali worshipping Shiva, the Majestic Dakshinamurthy and the North facing Saneeswaran, provide a sense of peace and calm on every visit. In fact, the Kanchi Paramacharya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal, who was enchanted by the temple upon his visit, had pointed out that temple was mentioned in the Saraswathi Mahal Library at Tanjore.
Read a profile of the temple that appeared in Sri Agasthia Vijayam magazine (April 2008) here (part 1) and here (part 2).
