Nava Kailasam

Nava Kailasam refers to nine individual ancient temples of Lord Shiva in southern districts of Tamil Nadu. These temples are located in the districts Tirunelveli and Tuticorin.

Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple, Thiruvaikundam

Legend

All these nine temples are linked with Sage agasthiyar.[1]

Temples

Sage agasthiyar was doing penance in the podhikai hills. One of his prime disciples was urOmacha munivar. He prayed Lord pashupathi to get liberation. The Lord wanted to bless this to him through his guru agasthiyar. agasthiyar put nine flowers in the river and asked uromacha munivar to install a shiva lingam as kailasha nathar, wherever the flowers dock on the bank and finally bathe and worship the Lord in the place where the river joins the ocean, by doing so he would get what he wished. Adhering to his guru's words, munivar worshipped the Stain-throated Lord in the nine places where the nine flowers stopped in the form of shiva lingam and finally bathed in the place where thamiraparani joined the ocean and got liberated. These nine abodes are called nava kayilayam.

These nine Siva temples are located uniquely on the river bed of Thamirabarani river. They are:

S.No Location Temple Planet
1 Papanaasam Arulmigu Papanasa Nathar Temple Suriyan
2 Cheran Mahadevi Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Chandran
3 Kodaganallur Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Chevvai
4 Kunnathur Arulmigu Kotha Parameswarar Temple Raghu
5 Murappanadu Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Guru
6 Thiruvaikundam Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Sani
7 Thenthirupperai Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Buthan
8 Raajapathy Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Kethu
9 Saendha Poomangalam Arulmigu Kailasa Nathar Temple Sukran

See also

References
  1. http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/sptnavakayilayam.htm
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