Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Tenkasi, a city in Tenkasi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built by Pandyan ruler Parakrama Pandyan during the 13th century, with later additions from Madurai Nayaks.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
6:00 AM—noon
16:00—8:30 PM - Type: Hindu temple
- Description: shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Arulmigu Kaasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi” and “Kasi Viswanathar temple, Tenkasi”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tenkasi Junction railway station.
Tenkasi Junction railway station
Railway station
Tenkasi Junction railway station is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a junction railway station serving the town of Tenkasi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tenkasi Junction railway station is situated 1 km north of Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tenkasi and Courtallam.
Tenkasi
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tenkasi is a Municipality and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Tenkasi is the third largest city in Tenkasi district after Kadayanallur and Sankarankovil.
Courtallam
Photo: Abhijith VG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Courtallam, natively spelt Kutrālam or Kuttālam, is a panchayat town situated at a mean elevation of 160 m in the foothills of the Western Ghats in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Coutrallam Falls on the Chittar River is a major tourist attraction.
Ilathur
Village
Ilathur, also spelled Elathur, is a Taluk at Tenkasi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is close to the town of Tenkasi and also 10 km from the Courtallam waterfalls. Ilathur is situated 6 km north of Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi.
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Tenkasi, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.95681° or 8° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
77.3077° or 77° 18′ 28″ eastOpen location code
6JWVX845+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 96097236OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q12984495
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Telugu—“Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كاسى فيسواناثار”
- Hindi: “काशी विश्वनाथर मन्दिर, तेन्कासी”
- Tamil: “தென்காசி காசி விஸ்வநாதர் திருக்கோயில்”
- Telugu: “కాశీ విశ్వనాథర్ ఆలయం, తెంకాసి”
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