This Temple is located very close to Oppiliappan Temple and Naganathasway Temple in Thirunageswaram. It is believed that this ancient Temple was built by King Raja Raja Chola. The Presiding Deity of this Temple is Lord Viswanatha Swamy and He is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. He is also known here as Naga Viswanathar and Rudhrakseshwarar. This is an important Sani Parihara Sthalam since it was here that Saneeswaran wanted to get the upper hand but knowing this Lord Shiva grew furious and took the form of Kaala Bhairavar and ripped apart Saneeswaran into two. After that Shiva calmed down and turned into a Shantha Bhairavar. The Temple is unique since it’s the only Temple of its kind where Rudhraksha Kavasan Alangaram is done to Lord Shiva and the Sun Rays falls on the Main Deity daily. The Shiva Lingam of this Temple is equivalent to the power of all the 12 Jyothirlingams. His Consort here is Goddess Vedhantha Nayagi who is an incarnation of Goddess parvathi and She is South facing in Her Shrine. This Temple is different from all other Temples and hence called as Bedhamaana Koil. Though the Temple is East facing the entrance to the Main Shrine is from the rear. There are Sub Shrines for Maha Vishnu, Ganapathi, Brahmma, Dhakshinamurthy etc. The Neivedhyam to God is unusually done with Cold Rice of the previous day and is called as Pazhaya Saadham. Maha Sivarathri and Pradhoshams attract a overwhelming number of Devotees. This is a Raahu, Kethu and a Sani Parihaara Sthalam.

Temple Phone Number: 0435 2463354, 97908 94408 and 94435 27247

Temple Timing: 8 AM to 11:30 AM and 5 PM to 7:30 PM

Distance from Kumbakonam to Thepperumanallur is 6 Kms

Distance from Mayavaram to Thepperumanallur is 32 Kms

Distance from  Thiruvarur to Thepperumanallur is 51 Kms

Distance from Chennai to Thepperumanallur is 298 Kms

Nearest Railway Stations is Kumbakonam R.S.

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