Kasi Viswanathar Naduchatram

Kasi Viswanathar Naduchatram is a small east-facing temple situated in a single Prakaram. The entrance is through a gateway in the east. A long corridor leads inside the temple followed by a Mahamandapam common to the main deity and the south-facing shrine of the goddess. The Nandi facing the Lord here is unique as it has one eye seeing Lord Shiva and another turned towards the goddess. An Ardha Mandapam is in front of the sanctum sanctorum of the main deity. There are cloistered mandapams in the sides of the Prakaram around the sanctum. The ablution water drainage outlets have carvings above them. The pillars in the mandapam have a lot of nice carvings on them including Anjaneya, Vishnu, Nagammal, and others. The Saneeswara Idol here has its head slanted to one side. The Chandikeswara idol is on a Bull mount unlike in any other temple. Outside the temple in front is a mandapam with steps leading up which had been in use to take up the processional deity when the temple had a chariot. On the south side are a large pond and a mandapam on the bank which is used to keep the processional deity during rituals.