Kayarambedu Tiruvaakeeswarar Temple

It is an unknown temple in a lesser-known hamlet called Kayarambedu near Guduvanchery in Tamil Nadu. Once a beautiful Gajaprshtha Vimana shrine, it is currently under renovation.

Known as Vaakeeswarar Temple, it is said to have been built during Rajaraja Chola I's time. The inscriptions are white-washed and not readable. I could not access the reference of inscriptions of the site from any of the records.



It is a small temple with an east-facing sanctum that enshrines Shiva Linga. The Goddess Karpagambal is also enshrined in a shrine that faces the same direction.

Ganesha, Dakshinamurti, Vishnu, Brahma and Durga are found as the Pancha Koshta Devas.



The Mukha mandapa must have been built around 200-300 years ago. The stucco image of a local saint named Manicka Naicker is placed here.

The sub-shrines in the prakara are built in the recent past. More structures are getting added as part of the renovation that is happening currently.

A big tank with a mandapa in the middle (called Neerazhi mandapam) is found in front of the temple. 

Happy travelling.








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