Kasiviswanathar Poigainallur

Saivite Temples – Vellore District

God

Kasiviswanadar, facing east

Goddess

Visalakshi, facing south

Other Deities

Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma, Durga, Bhairava, Muruga with consorts

Kasiviswanathar Poigainallur is a small temple facing east with a Nandi in front and totally unprotected. Nearby is another temple for Agasteeswara which has been lost over time and only the Lingam was present in a thatched hut when we visited around 2013. There is a temple tank to the south of the Kasiviswanathar Poigainallur temple.

Holy Water – Temple Tank

Holy Tree – No information

History

Kasiviswanathar Poigainallur is an ancient temple where some old stone inscriptions are seen. The exact history of the temple is not available as on date.

Legend

No information

Directions

Poigainallur is on the right side of the highway after you cross Kancheepuram. Reach Dhaamal (you will see the new tall rajagopuram of the siva temple here) and drive a little further to take a u turn to reach Kasiviswanathar Poigainallur which is about 2-3 kms from the highway. Close by is the totally dilapidated Agastheeswarar Temple in a sad state with just the Lingam in a shed.

Stay and Food

None locally. Nearest are Kancheepuram and Arcot. The highway has many restaurants including Murugan Idli Shop near Kaveripakkam.

Saivite Temples