119. THANJAVUR

KASI VISWANADHAR TEMPLE


Distance: Situated in the southern banks of Vennaru in the Thiruvaiyaru road near the Government water tank.

Shiva: Kasi Viswanadhar

Amman: Kasi Visalakshi

Speciality:

The temple face west

The Kasi Viswanadhar faces west.

The Vimanam is very simple.

The Amman Kasi Visalakshi faces North.

This is a private temple.

History:

During the Marati Rule in the 18th Century a person called Vekatrayar livd in Thanjavur. He went to Kasi and had the Dharshan of Viswanadhar. When he came back he built a temple in his own land for Viswanadhar and worshipped him. This temple is maintained by his family. 

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