Sree Kokilambigai Samedha Thirukamisvarar:
There are a number of temples have been located in the place of Puducherry. One of the top most populous temples is Thirukameeswarar temple which is located in Villianur. Most of the people believe that Lord Shiva is considered as mankind for all countries. Thirukameeswarar is the blessed name of Lord Shiva. This temple is found before thousand years and it is one of the ancient temples in Puducherry. It is located in the region of Villianur that is five kilometers away from the city of Puducherry and one hundred and sixty five kilometers from Chennai.
Lord Shiva dignified his darshan to Lord Vishnu here on a Poornima day falling on Sunday. This temple consists of 2 gopuras on the direction of south and east. And it is the representation or example of the amazing craftsmanship. The implication of this temple speaks about the history of a King of Chola “Dharmabala Chozhan” administering Kamalapuri then who suffered from the issue of leprosy due to his fate in his early birth. Finally he worshipped the Lord Shiva in this temple and got cured. Daily poojas will be conducted for 6 times in this temple. Special poojas are carried out in this Lord Shiva’s temple.
The six poojas are ukshakala pooja, kala santhi pooja, uchikala pooja, sayaratchai pooja, maalai pooja, and arthajama pooja. Timing will be varied based on the type. Car festival is considered as one of the popular festival in this temple. It will be celebrated for ten days during the month of Vaikasi. Length of the car is about sixty seven feet. Pradhosham seva will take place in monthly twice. During the festival period, a number of devotees provide curd, sandals and etc to the crowd. You can reach through both train and bus. Annathanam will be provided by the devotees during the festival period. Interested devotees should register early to dharshan the Lord Shiva. With the use of special yearly calendar of the temple will help the devotees to know the detailed information about all poojas. You can make the donation by knowing the banking details of the temple.
There are a number of temples have been located in the place of Puducherry. One of the top most populous temples is Thirukameeswarar temple which is located in Villianur. Most of the people believe that Lord Shiva is considered as mankind for all countries. Thirukameeswarar is the blessed name of Lord Shiva. This temple is found before thousand years and it is one of the ancient temples in Puducherry. It is located in the region of Villianur that is five kilometers away from the city of Puducherry and one hundred and sixty five kilometers from Chennai.
Lord Shiva dignified his darshan to Lord Vishnu here on a Poornima day falling on Sunday. This temple consists of 2 gopuras on the direction of south and east. And it is the representation or example of the amazing craftsmanship. The implication of this temple speaks about the history of a King of Chola “Dharmabala Chozhan” administering Kamalapuri then who suffered from the issue of leprosy due to his fate in his early birth. Finally he worshipped the Lord Shiva in this temple and got cured. Daily poojas will be conducted for 6 times in this temple. Special poojas are carried out in this Lord Shiva’s temple.
The six poojas are ukshakala pooja, kala santhi pooja, uchikala pooja, sayaratchai pooja, maalai pooja, and arthajama pooja. Timing will be varied based on the type. Car festival is considered as one of the popular festival in this temple. It will be celebrated for ten days during the month of Vaikasi. Length of the car is about sixty seven feet. Pradhosham seva will take place in monthly twice. During the festival period, a number of devotees provide curd, sandals and etc to the crowd. You can reach through both train and bus. Annathanam will be provided by the devotees during the festival period. Interested devotees should register early to dharshan the Lord Shiva. With the use of special yearly calendar of the temple will help the devotees to know the detailed information about all poojas. You can make the donation by knowing the banking details of the temple.