Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Poonamallee

 

 

 

Moolavar: Sri Kasi Viswanathar
Amman: Sri Kasi Visalakshi Ambal

A beautiful twin temple one for Kasi Viswanathar and one for Venugopal Swamy. The temple is in a shambles with structures disintegrating. It would be hard to believe that the temple owns 177.7 acres.

The origin of the temple dates back to the 1800s when a zamindar called Venkaiah travelled to Varanasi by walk to pray for getting kids. There, he came across a Aghori who gave him a Shivalinga the size of a small ball. The Aghori had asked Venkaiah to build a temple for the Shivalinga at a place where he finds the land gold in colour. And where the lingam falls from his hand he had to build a Shiva Vishnu Tenple there.

On his way back, Venkaiah found that at Pappanchatram the land was gold in colour and also the lingam fell here. He proceeded to buy some 1,750 acres there. He then built the Shiva temple there along with one for Vishnu. In addition to the temple, a quarters was constructed for temple priests to live, while the two big halls also came up.

Before breathing his last, Venkaiah, in his will, wrote in all the lands of two villages – Irunkottai is the other – he owned for the temple so that poojas could be conducted without any hurdle, and the premises could be maintained properly. There are three inscriptions in the temple that vouch for the donation of the lands to both temples.

The temple has Sannidhies in the internal prakaram for Aadhi Shankarar, Varasiddhi Vinayagar, Valli Devasena Samedha Subramania Swamy. Also, there is a sannidhi for Anna poorani and Sri Thripurasundari Samedha Sri Thrikalagnaneshwarar sannidhi. 

The perumal temple also has some beautiful and rare sculptures.

A very old and beautiful temple needs complete renovation.

Contact:
The temple Management can be reached at 9444207020 and 9962522080
The Kurukal Mr.Doraiswamy Sivacharyar can be reached at 90034 02104

Location:
Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Pappanchatram, Poonamallee