Kathukonda Ayyanar Temple

Sri Katthukonda Ayyanar Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the Sundarapandiapuram, Near Tenkasi Town, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Ayyanar named sri Katthukonda Ayyanar. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 500 year old Tenkasi Town.

Kathukonda Ayyanar

Entrance of the Kathukonda Ayyanar temple

Vishwakarma (caste). It is now maintained by the people belonging to Vishwakarma, Vanniyar Padayachi (caste) community from Rajapalayam, Vasudevanalloor, Tenkasi, Sundarapandiapuram, Surandai Vishwakarma. People from these towns meet together on every Sri Maha Shivarathri Pooja for their Kulatheiva (clan god). The local people believes that this temple is more powerful, it solves their problems and it will help to achieve their needs and aim.

Beautiful lake of the town Sundarapandiapuram

References

Kathukonda Ayyanar Temple Sundarapandiapuram, Tamil Nadu https://goo.gl/maps/1fmcupVdzyM2

Newly built Pillaiyar Temple (during construction) inside the Kathukonda Ayyanar Temple campus