Kasi Viswanathar temple, Sivakasi
Tamil Nadu, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Sivakasi, a town in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva in the Dravidian architectural style. Constructed in the 16th century by Pandyan ruler Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian, the temple received later additions from the Madurai Nayaks. Shiva is worshipped here as Kasi Viswanathar alongside his consort Parvathi as Visalakshi. A granite wall encloses all the temple's shrines. The sanctuary holds historical significance as the site of a temple entry movement in 1899 and the subsequent Sivakasi riots, which claimed 22 lives. The temple maintains four daily rituals and three yearly festivals, with the Brahmostavam festival during the Tamil month of Vaiakasi (May–June) being the most prominent observance.
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