KARKADAESWARAR TEMPLE
Distance:
Shiva: Karkadaeswarar
Amman: Karkadanayaki
Speciality:
All the 5 Pancha Koshta deities are found in this temple.
All the Prahara deities are also found here.
History:
Vathapi worshipped Lord Shiva here in the form of a crab. Therefore the Lord is known as Karkadaeswarar. Karkadam means crab. When Lord Shiva appeared before him he asked the Lord to give relief from Kali (Sani Dhosha) to the devotee who worship him. It is still believed that those who a dip in the temple pond and worship Karkadaeswarar are relieved from the adverse effects of Saturn.
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