Avadi Nathar Temple

  • District: Thiruvannamalai
  • Taluk: Kalasapakkam.
  • Significance: Very old Siva Temple.
  • Town / Village Name: Vilvaarani.
  • Temple Location & Route Details: Polur -Sengam route 5 KM from Kalasapakkam.
  • Nearby Town / Taluk: Polur.
  • Temple Name: Avadi Nathar Temple
  • Moolavar (Presiding Deity): Avadi Nathar. 
  • Ambal (Consort): Sundharambal
  • Uthsavar (Processional Deity): —Chandrasekarar.
  • Other Shrines:
    • Pillaiyar
    • Murugar
    • Navagrahas
    • Parivara Sannidhs.
  • Consecration / Historical Era: 1000 Years
  • If Shiva Temple: Agamic / Vaidika / Other: Agamam
  • If Perumal Temple: Pancharatra / Vaikhanasa
  • Key Specialty / Antiquity: Chithirai Bramma utsavam, Annabishegam, Sivarathiri, Pradosham.
  • Sthala Vriksham (Sacred Trees): Vilva Maram
  • Theertham / Temple Tank / Garden / Goshala / Bhajan Hall / Other Details:
    • Theertham: Cheiyar
    • Temple Tank: Yes
    • Temple Tank: 
    • Garden: 
  • Ancient Temples Near-by: Perumal Temple
  • HR&CE / Managing Trustee / Private: Dharmakartha.
  • If HR&CE, Governing Officer: Assistant Commissioner / Joint Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner / Other: Paramparai Arangavalar
  • Priest Classification: Sivachariyar / Bhattacharyar / Other Brahmin / Other: Gurukkal
  • Priest / Caretaker Name & Details: —
  • Daily Puja by: Jayakumar Gurukkal, Vilvaraani, Polur
  • Daily Puja Schedule: Two Time Puja
  • Temple Timings: Morning: — 8-10| Evening: —5 PM
  • Sthala Puranam (Temple Legend): Old Siva Sthala
  • Temple without jewelry/ornaments?: —Yes
  • Is there an Agraharam?: Yes / No
  • Number of Brahmin families: —One
  • Families owning homes here but residing elsewhere: —None
  • Native villagers serving in temples elsewhere: —.
  • Bus / Rail / Other Transit Options:
    • Kalasapakkam to Sengam route.
  • If Non-HR&CE, Temple Lands / Groves / Other Income: —None
  • River / Lake / Pond Details in the Village: Cheyar and a pond
  • Other Notes:

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