Kailasanathar Temple, Srivaikuntam
Tamil Nadu
Kailasanathar Temple in Srivaikuntam, a village in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. It is located 30 km from Tirunelveli. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple has three precincts. Shiva is worshipped as Kailasanathar and his consort Parvati as Sivakami. The temple is the sixth temple in the series of Nava Kailasams where the presiding deity of all the nine temples is Kailasanathar and associated with a planetary deity. The temple is associated with the planet Saturn.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tirunelveli Junction railway station (TEN), about 32 km by road.
- By air: Tuticorin Airport (TCR), about 20 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur – Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district (on the shore of the Gulf of Mannar) (about 35 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 92 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 134 km)
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 135 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 159 km)
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