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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India}}
'''Kathalivanesvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at [[Thirukkalambur]] of [[Pudukkottai district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].

==Location==
This temple is located at a distance of 55 km from in [[Pudukkottai]]-[[Ponnamaravathi]] road.<ref name=pdk/>

==Name of the place==
This place is known as Thirukkalambur and Thirukkulambur.<ref name=temple/> Once when a [[Pandya]] king came through this place on horse, on a particular place blood came out from the land. The place was dug and a [[Linga]] was found. On seeing it, the king constructed a temple on that particular spot. So, this place is known as Thirukkulambur. In the [[prakara]] of the temple 'kathali' type of banana trees are found in large numbers. Nobody would eat them. They are meant for doing abisega to the deity. Though this banana is taken and planted in any other place it would not grow up.<ref name=pdk/> As 'Kathali' refers to banana, and many number of such banana trees are found the deity is known as Kathalivanesvarar.<ref name=kalambur>[http://www.shivatempleintamilnadu.thirukalukundram.in/shiva%20temples/PudukottaiDistrict_Kathalivaneswara%20%20Temple%20Thirukalambur_shivanTemple.html அருள்மிகு கதலிவனேஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில், திருக்களம்பூர், புதுக்கோட்டை]</ref>

==Presiding deity==
The presiding deity is known as Kathalivanesvarar and the goddess is known as Kamatchi Amman. On the [[Linga]] the imprints of foot of the horse are found.<ref name=temple>[http://templesinsouthindia.com/templedetails.php?templeId=1640 அருள்மிகு கதலிவனேஸ்வரர் திருக்கோவில், திருக்களம்பூர்]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As the deity wipe out all the diseases of the devotees, he is also known as Vaitheesvarar <ref name=kalambur/> and the goddess as Vaitheesvari.<ref name=pdk/>

==Sundaresvarar shrine==
Pandya kings used to construct a separate shrine for Sundaresvarar or Chokkanathar, [[Shiva]], and [[Meenakshi]]. In the prakara there is a shrine for them.<ref>[https://www.penmai.com/community/threads/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF-29.134939/page-17 வாழையடி வாழையாய் வாழவைக்கும் ஈஸ்வரன்!, ஆலயம் அறிவோம்]</ref>

==Festivals==
During the Tamil New Year day, taking of milk pot by devotees, is conducted.<ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-trichy/pudukottai/2018/apr/16/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%8A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2901010.html கதலிவனேஸ்வரர் கோயிலுக்கு பக்தர்கள் பால்குட ஊர்வலம், தினமணி, 16 ஏப்ரல் 2018]</ref> [[Aadi Perukku]] is also held in this temple.<ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-trichy/pudukottai/2019/aug/04/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-3206645.html ஆடிப்பெருக்கு : கோயில்களில் சிறப்பு வழிபாடு,தினமணி, 4 ஆகஸ்டு 2019]</ref> Other festivals such as [[Vaisakha|Vaikasi]] visakam for 10 days, [[Chithirai festival]], [[Navaratri]] and [[Thaipusam]] are also held here.

==Worshipping time==
[[Pujas]] are held six times daily at Thiruvananthal (6.00 a.m.), Siru Kalasanthi (7.00 a.m.), Kalasanthi (9.00 a.m.), Uttchikkalam (noon 12.00), Sayaratchai (6.00 p.m.) and Arthajamam (8.00 p.m.). The temple is opened for worship from 6.00 to 12.00 noon and 4.30 to 8.30 p.m.<ref name=pdk>புதுக்கோட்டைக் கோயில்கள், புதுக்கோட்டை மாவட்டத் திருக்கோயில்கள் பயணியர் கையேடு, இந்து சமய அறநிலைய ஆட்சித்துறை, 2003</ref>

==References==
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{{Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Pudukkottai district]]

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