Kailasanadar Palavanatham

God

Kailasanadar, facing east

Goddess

Anandavalli, facing east

Other Deities

Vinayaka, Suryan with consort, Naalvar, Kannimoola Ganapathi, Naagar, Vinayaka, Muruga with consorts, Navagraha, Bhairava, Saneeswara, Chandran with consort. Sanctum niches Dakshinamurthy, Lingotbavar, Durga, Chandikeswara

Kailasanadar Palavanatham is an east-facing temple that is entered through a large gateway Mandapam on the east side. The entrance opens out into a large Prakaram. There is a mandapam that leads towards the sanctum and another mandapam follows that extends both sides covering the front portion of the sanctum sanctorum and the goddess shrine. Both the sanctum and the goddess shrine are separate and have their Mahamandapam and Ardha Mandapams. All the mandapams have carved pillars. Two Nandis are seen in front of the lord one outside and another before the sanctum. There is an Anjaneya carving on a pillar outside the goddess’s shrine. Outside the temple is a temple tank on the northeast side. On the north side of the temple is a pond that is dry.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Temple Tank

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

There are inscriptions on the outer walls of the sanctum sanctorum here at Kailasanadar Palavanatham. The details of the same are not available as of now.

Legend

No information

Directions

Kailasanadar Palavanatham is 12 kilometres north-west of Aruppukottai.

Stay and Food

None locally. The closest is Aruppukottai.