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Discover The 1500-Year-Old Kadaleeswarar Temple Near Tiruttani
- •The Yogeshwari Sametha Kadaleeswarar Temple is located in Dadur village near Tiruttani and is believed to be around 1,500 years old.
- •It features architectural intricacies similar to the Kanchipuram Kailasanathar Temple, indicating its Pallava period origins.
- •Locals believe that the temple tank never runs dry, and performing an abishekam with 101 pots of water brings rain during droughts.
- •The temple serves as a remedial shrine where devotees pray for relief from bites of poisonous creatures like snakes and scorpions.
- •It houses shrines for various deities including Surya Bhagavan, Lord Murugan, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma, and Durga.
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The Yogeshwari Sametha Kadaleeswarar Temple in Dadur village near Tiruttani is believed to be around 1,500 years old. It features architectural intricacies similar to the Kanchipuram Kailasanathar Temple, suggesting it was built during the Pallava period.
During droughts, villagers gather to perform an abishekam for Kadaleeswarar using 101 pots of water from the temple tank, which locals believe never runs dry. According to belief, rain typically occurs within three days following this special worship.
The temple serves as a remedial shrine because temple legends state that when a king's son was dying from a snake bite, Kadaleeswarar appeared in a dream to reveal remedial rituals that saved him. Sculptural symbols of poisonous creatures are also featured in the hall.
