History of the place

Oonan and Kanthan, the army commanders of Vanasura did extreme penance to swayambu lingas here and got boons. Another asura, Jalandran also found a linga and worshipped intensly. Sundarar was moved by the staunch devotion of the asuras and wanted to seek gold for the construction of the temple for the three lingams. As Sundarar starts singing hymns (adimai thiram), the lord made the tamarind fruits to fall into golden fruits and then the temple was constructed.

Saints who worshiped

Sundarar. This the 235th devara sthalam. This place is one of the 5 temples in Kanchipuram that is conferred with devara hymns.

Temple History, Speciality, Miracle and Greatness

The lord is swayambu murthi. The Lord here appears as Oneswarar, Kantheswarar and Jalandeswarar in separate shrines.The Vayirudaari Vinayagar here grants all boons. The "OM" sound is heard from the Omkaara Vinayagar statue here.

Pariharam

Those who seek wealth can chant Sundarar's hymns about this lord.

Pariharam Procedure

Special abhishekam to Lord and Mother and contribution towards the temple maintenance.

Festival Period

Maha Shivaratri, Iyppasi Full moon

Dharshan Timings

IST 07:00 AM to 07:00 PM continuously

How to reach

Panjupettai is 2 kilometres from Kanchipuram bus stand by minibus or shareauto. The temple is located enroute opposite to sub-power station.

Nearest Location

Railway Station: Kanchipuram Airport : Chennai