Thiru Kadaimudi (18/276)
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Name |
Thiru Kadaimudi |
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Other Name |
Kiluvaiyoor |
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Vernacular Name |
Keezhaiyoor |
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District |
Nagapattinam |
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State |
Tamilnadu |
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Devaram |
Thiru Gnana Sambandhar |
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Position |
North of Kaveri – 18/276 |
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Presiding deity |
Shiva |
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God |
Kadaimudi Naadhar Kadaimudi Eshwarar Kiluvai Naadhar Aadhi Naadhar Antha Samrakshaneshwarar |
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Goddess |
Abirami Abiramavalli |
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Speciality |
Brahma’s Repentance |
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Sthala Vriksham |
Kiluvai (Hill Mango) |
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Theertham |
Karuna Theertham Brahma Theertham Kaveri |
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Worshipped by |
Lord Brahma, Kanva Rishi |
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Temple timings |
7AM to 12PM 4PM to 7PM |
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Contact details |
9442779580 |
LORE:
What is the Lore of the temple?
The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Kadaimudi Naadhar and His Devi is Abirami.
Why does the Sthalam go by the name of “Thiru Kadaimudi”?
The Lord of the shrine is said to protect us till the end of time, even during the dissolution of the world by the Maha Pralayam. Hence, He is called Kadai Mudi Naadhar (Kadai = Final, Mudi = End, Naadhar = Lord) and the shrine is called as Thiru Kadaimudi.
The village has an abundance of Kiluvai trees (Hill mango) and hence is called as Kiluvaiyoor.
What is the lore of the temple?
Lord Brahma had incurred the curse of Lord Shiva, because of His arrogance and egotistic attitude. He worshipped in several shrines praying for repentance. He then came to Kiluvaiyoor and worshipped The Lord here, dug the Brahma Theertham, took a dip in it and prayed for atonement. The Lord appeared in all His grace and consoled Brahma Dev that everything will be set right in due time.
What are the specialities of the shrine?
The Lord is in the form of a 16 plated Lingam called as Shodasa Lingam and worshipping him is said to yield all the 16 types of wealth.
The Dakshinamoorthy and Lord Bhairavar in the outer Prahaaram have an earring in the left ear but not in the right and is said to be a unique feature.
The Lord is also in the form of a Lingam, with His own Nandi, beneath the Sthala Vriksham and is called as Aadhi Naadhar.
Kanva Rishi also had prayed to The Lord at this shrine and the steps leading to the Theertham is called as “Kanva Mahaan Thurai”
What are the 16 types of wealth?
- Education
- Fame
- Strength
- Victory
- Good progeny
- Gold
- Grain
- Good fate
- Good attitude
- Intellect
- Beauty
- Patience
- Youth
- Courage
- Good health
- Longevity
Our Experience:
Google maps were malfunctioning again and the boys sitting in a teashop, while we were searching for the correct road that leads to the temple, were of little help in giving directions.
It was dark and we were tired, yet we chugged along and a gentleman on a bike guided us properly across the river Kaveri, and we finally came to Thiru Kadaimudi (18/276) around 7PM. (Well, we almost missed the temple, as it was pretty dark and Karthick mistook the welcoming idol of Devi Mahalakshmi as Bhadrakali and declared the Paadal Petra Sthalam as a Kali Kovil and was about to move on further down the road. Luckily, a strong sense of instinct persuaded us to check out the so-called Kali temple and we ended up right in the pervading gaze of Devi Abirami.
We entered through the gate of Devi Abirami (She has a separate Gate) and wet inside the temple. The temple is a small edifice and was well-lit. the priest saw us coming and did the aarthi of The Lord Kadaimudi Naadhar and Devi Abirami.
We prayed to our hearts content, went around the Prahaaram, tired to decipher the ring paradox on Lord Dakshina Moorthy, failing at it and came back a full circle.
We briefly squabbled about whether there was a Pradosha Nandi in the outer Prahaaram or not, (There isn’t one) and then set towards the last temple of the trip, The Divya Desam in Mayiladuthurai town, Thiru Indalur (26/108).
Loads of love,
Karthick and Rahul.