Jadayapureeswarar Jadayapuram

Saivite Temples, Kanyakumari District

God

Jayadapureeswarar (also called Ramalingeswarar), facing east

Goddess

Sivakami Amman, facing south

Other Deities

Kannimoola Ganapathi, Dharmasastha, Muneeswarar, Balamurugan, Kalabhairava, Navagraha. Sanctum Niches – Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswara

Jadayapureeswarar Jadayapuram is a beautiful small temple located amidst lush green fields. The single prakaram is entered through a small 5 tiered Gopuram at the south. The campus is nice and shady and is filled with flowering plants. The main Lingam is small and is on a raised platform. There is a small, beautiful and well maintained temple tank east of the temple. Behind the temple is a small shrine for Vinayaka. Just before reaching the temple is a small Madam by name Sree Krishna Chaitanya Madam.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Temple Tank

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

No information

Legend

No information

Directions

Jadayapureeswarar Jadayapuram is at Tirupatisaram and located about a kilometer behind the famous 108 Divya Desam temple. The road is narrow and requires careful driving.

Stay and Food

None locally. Closest place for food and stay is Nagercoil.

Saivite Temples

Jadayapureeswarar, Jadayapuram