Sri Avudaiyanayaki sametha Kadambanathar temple -Kadambar koil.
Location
Kadambar Temple About 15 Kilometer away from Kanchipuram (Kancheepuram) , on the road that leads to Uthiramerur in the village called as Kadambar Koil. The temple is on the southern bank of Cheyyar.
Sanctum
The name of the presiding God in the temple is ‘Kadambanathar’ and is a Suyambu lingam.
Inner praharam
The inner praharam contains the usual deitles and a saparate sannithi for the goddess Avudaiya nayaki. All other deities are present around the temple.
Architecture
It doesn’t have any major sculpture works. The temple carries a lot of historic values with it. The enterance from the main gopuram leads to the kodimaran, and nandhi and the main sanctum.
Importance
The Cheyyar river which normally flows east-west, flows north-south at this place
Legend
When a Pandya brahmin called Gunaseelan was dead, as per his wish, his son Budhisenan brought his ash to immerse it in Kasi. When he was doing Sandhyandhanam here keeping the pot with ash in the bank, he smelt flowers’ smell from the pot. He was surprised to find that the bones got changed to flowers in the pot. At that time, a sacred voice was heard that this place is much holier than Kasi and so let the ashes be immersed here. He did the same in the river Cheyyar here so as to fulfill his father’s wish. So this is a place where one can do the rituals for the forefathers like in Kasi and to worship for salvation.
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