Sri Kodi Kuzhagar Temple – Kodikkarai
Sri Kodi Kuzhagar Temple
is located in the town of Kodikkarai in Nagapatnam district of Tamilnadu.
Here Lord Shiva is
worshipped as Amudha Kadeswarar and Goddess Parvati as Anjanakshi
It is one of the Paadal
Petra Sthalam
This temple has a 5 tier
Rajagopuram
Lord Shiva faces east and
the lingam is made of granite.
Lord Ganesha, Murugan,
Nandi, and Navagraha are there on the premises.
Navagrahas are on a straight
line in this temple
The sea route to Lanka is
short from this place. Sugriva planned
to build a bridge from here to Lanka to help Rama to cross the sea. But Lord Sri Rama disagreed with the proposal
as Kodiakadu is behind Lanka and that would not be right or graceful to attack
Ravana from behind and proceeded to Dhanushkodi being opposite to the front
entrance of the island. He worshipped
Lord Shiva here before proceeding to Lanka.
Remembering this event, the foot prints of Rama is carved here. Lord Shiva in the temple is also praised as
Amirtha Kadeswarar.
The two main festivals observed in the temple are
the six-day Sashti and the ten-day Vaikasi visagam, which take place during the
Tamil month of Vaikasi (May–June).
9.00 am to 10.00 am
5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
How to reach the Temple
57 km from Nagapatnam
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