Kasi Viswanatha Swamy Temple
Main Deity : Sri Kasi Viswanatha Swamy
Ambal : Sri Visalakshi
Other Deities : Kasi Viswanathar
Holy Water : Mahamaha Theertham
Temple Tree : Vilvam
Prominence of the Shrine : The Nine Spinsters (Navakannihas) offered here worship to get relief from their sins and got the relief.
Temple History : This temple is located on the north bank of ‘Mahamagam Tank’. The nine spinsters (Navakannihas) including Ganga, Yamuna, Godawari, Kumari, Payodhini and sarayu rivers had a problem for long time. World living beings have taken bath in these rivers to get rid of their sins and these rivers were carrying all those sins forever. They have worshipped Lord Shiva and enquired him how to get rid of these sins that they are carrying. Lord Shiva has advised them to come to Kumbakonam and take bath in Mahamagam tank and they will be recovered from the sins. They also did the same and got purified when they took bath in Mahamagam tank. Lord shiva also appeared in the North bank of this tank which is Viswanatha Temple.
Temple has one more history related to Sri Ram. Sri Ram worshipped Kasi Viswanadha and obtained a garland of ‘Rudhraksha’ (the seed is produced by several species of large evergreen broad-leaved trees in the genus Elaeocarpus, and is considered as the sacred beads for prayer in Hinduism; meaning the eye of Lord Shiva) on his way to quell Ravana according to the temple history.
who worshipped here : Agathair, Navakannihas
Temple Timings : 6.00 am to 12.00 noon - 4.00 pm to 8.3 0 pm
Pooja Details : Six times a day.
Temple Festivals : Masi Maham Festival, Maha Magam Festival (once in 12 years)
Nearest Town : Kumbakonam.
Address : Sri Kasi Viswanadha Swamy Temple,
Maha Maha Tank Northern Bank,
Kumbakonam (Po.),
Thanjavur (Dt). PIN – 612 001
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