Kumarakottam Kancheepuram

God

Subraminiyaswamy, facing west

Goddess

To be updated

Other Deities

To be updated

Kumarakottam Kancheepuram represents the concept of Somaskandar together with the nearby Ekambaranadar temple and Kamakshiamman temple.

Holy Water (Theertham) – No information

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

Saint Kachiyappa Sivachariyar wrote his Skanda Puranam in Kumarakottam Kancheepuram. Arunagirinadar has composed Thirupugazh hymns for the lord here. Pamban Swamigal has visited this temple.

Legend

Lord Muruga punished Lord Brahma for his ignorance of the meaning of the Pranava mantra, by a hard knock on his vortex with his fist and then imprisoned him. Later, he assumed the Creation duties of Lord Brahma. In Kumarakottam Kancheepuram, Lord Muruga installed himself in the sanctum in the ‘Creator’ (Brahmasasta) form. Saint Kachiyappa who wrote the Skanda Puranam used to deposit the day’s writing in this sanctum and the lord is believed to have corrected it by the next morning. Pamban Swamigal was guided to this temple by the lord himself in the form of a little boy.

Directions

Kumarakottam Kancheepuram is in the center of town and adjacent to the Kamakshi Amman Temple.

Stay and Food

Kancheepuram town has innumerable temples which could be combined as preferred. Refer our map to plan your day. Good hotels and restaurants are available.