Kailasanadar Sayalkudi

Kailasanadar, Sayalkudi

Saivite Temples - Ramanathapuram District

God

Kailasanadar, facing east

Goddess

Meenakshi Amman, facing east

Other Deities

Vinayaka, Muruga, twin Vinayakar, Naagar, Ayyappan, Navgraha. Sanctum Niches – Dakshinamurthy, Durga

Kailasanadar Sayalkudi is a small east-facing temple with a large Temple tank in front of the entrance. There are two entrance gates in the front one each facing the main deity and the goddess. But only the one in front of the main deity is normally open. The temple is situated in a single Prakaram. The shrine of the goddess is a separate one facing east. The sanctum sanctorum has a small Maha Mandapam and Ardha Mandapam in front. The shrine of Ayyappa is a separate later addition. The Prakaram has plenty of trees and is overgrown with plants.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Temple Tank

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

Kailasanadar Sayalkudi is an old temple as is evident from the inscriptions found in the base of the sanctum sanctorum outer walls. The information from these is not available as of now.

Legend

No information

Directions

Kailasanadar Sayalkudi is 57 kilometers southwest of Ramanathapuram and about 95 kilometers northeast of Tirunelveli in the road connecting these two towns.

Stay and Food

None locally. The closest is Ramanathapuram or Tirunelveli depending on your travel plans. The road connecting these towns has very limited options for food.

Saivite Temples

Tamilnadu Temples