Public identity
Sri Bairavanathar Temple or Kala Bhairavar Temple, Thagattur.
Divine Mandir
Arulmigu Sri Bairavanathar Swamy Temple (Kala Bhairavar Temple), Thagattur, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu 614714, India
A Thagattur shrine presented by the supplied guide as a Thevara Vaipu Sthalam where Sri Bairavanathar or Kala Bhairavar graces as the presiding Moolavar.
Visitor notice: The source gives two daily schedules and multiple special-puja windows; this draft preserves rather than resolves them.
Bairavanathar/Sivalokanathar in the main-deity account is not merged with the separately named Sivaloganathar sub-shrine.
A Thagattur Moolavar shrine in the Vedaranyam coastal-delta region
The supplied guide places Sri Bairavanathar Temple in Thagattur, a hamlet near Vaimedu on the Thiruthuraipoondi-Vedaranyam road, with a final branch-road approach of about 2 km.
It presents Kala Bhairavar as the presiding Moolavar rather than a subsidiary shrine and identifies the place as a Thevara Vaipu Sthalam mentioned in the Sundarar tradition.
The source alternates between a 500-1,000-year age range and an approximately 1,500-year claim. Neither age, the exclusivity claim nor present authority was independently verified.
Sri Bairavanathar Temple or Kala Bhairavar Temple, Thagattur.
Yandhirapuri or Yantrapuri, connected in the source with the Panchatchara Yanthiram.
Source-described Thevara Vaipu Sthalam and Moolavar shrine; textual and exclusivity claims await review.
A presiding lingam account with unresolved similarly spelled identities
The guide calls the Moolavar Sri Bairavanathar or Kala Bhairavar and says the presiding deity is represented by a lingam also referred to as Sivalokanathar. Sivakamasundari is named as Goddess in this main-deity account.
The same source separately describes a sub-shrine behind the Moolasthanam containing Sivaloganathar with Sivagama Sundari Ambal. Because Sivalokanathar and Sivaloganathar may denote different identities or a spelling issue, this draft does not merge them.
Sri Sattainathar is separately named as the Urchavar or procession form of Bhairava. The source also associates the presiding form with a child manifestation at Thagattur.
The source places Kala Bhairavar in the main sanctum and describes a lingam form.
This name appears within the main-deity account and remains paired only with that context.
The guide distinctly places Sivaloganathar and Sivagama Sundari behind the Moolasthanam; that shrine is not merged with the Moolavar.
Sri Sattainathar is source-described as the procession form used on festival occasions.
Moolavar status, Yantrapuri memory and attributed local beliefs
The supplied account treats Bairavanathar as the main sanctum deity, a claim retained as source attribution.
The place name is connected with a copper-sheet Panchatchara Yanthiram installed in the Maha Mandapam.
Kashi-equivalence, planetary relief, academic, marriage, child and health outcomes remain attributed beliefs, not assured effects.
All seven source story headings retained in their supplied sequence
The source begins with Hanuman carrying a Shiva linga from Kashi toward Rameswaram while Bhairava accompanies it as guardian.
At Thagattur, Bhairava is said to have briefly become a child and chosen to remain in that form.
An Abhidana Chintamani account links Tharukasura, Kali and eight children amalgamated as Bhairava; this textual narrative remains attributed.
The Panchatchara geometric device is linked with the older place name and the Tamil derivation of Thagattur.
The guide attributes Kashi-equivalent benefit to this separate in-complex shrine; it is presented as belief, not guaranteed equivalence.
Nine trees are associated with the planets and a nine-round practice; claimed remedies remain devotional belief rather than directions.
A Pushkarani-side shrine for Sri Rowther, Karuppayee and Kathayee preserves a distinct local guardian tradition.
The source's seven-part sequence is preserved without presenting scripture, exclusivity, Kashi equivalence, planetary remedy or fixed outcomes as independently established fact.
Thevara memory and conflicting age ranges
The source says the site is mentioned in Sundarar's hymn tradition; the precise textual locator awaits authority review.
One source range is 500-1,000 years, while another account says approximately 1,500 years. No averaged age is used.
The guide describes local community and trust maintenance but supplies no verified stewardship record.
Stone sanctum, Maha Mandapam and a layered Tamil temple complex
The sanctum is source-described with a kal kattamaippu or stone structural form.
A copper-sheet sacred geometric device is reported in the Maha Mandapam.
Kasi Viswanathar and Visalakshi, the separate Sivaloganathar pair, Ganapathy, Subramaniya, Durga and Chandikeswara are source-listed.
The Pushkarani, nearby guardian shrine and Naaval tree are described as distinct parts of the site.
Approach from Vaimedu and keep the temple identities distinct
The supplied guide directs visitors from Vaimedu onto a roughly 2 km branch road to Thagattur, but it does not establish a reliable compass direction for the entrance or sanctum.
At the main shrine, use the public identity Sri Bairavanathar or Kala Bhairavar and do not silently recast the source's Sivalokanathar wording or merge the separate Sivaloganathar sub-shrine.
Follow current temple directions for darshan, the Yanthiram, shrine access, tree circumambulation, tank areas, offerings and photography.
Access note: Mini-bus frequency, road surface, parking, step-free access, water access and current photography policy are not established.
Seven source-described features with identity and belief controls
The source calls this a rare Tamil Nadu temple with Bhairava in the main sanctum.
Bhairava's brief transformation at Thagattur is preserved as devotional legend.
The Maha Mandapam device anchors the source's Yantrapuri place-name account.
The separate shrine's Kashi-equivalence claim remains attributed belief.
Nine trees and nine rounds are described, without claiming planetary or health results.
The Sundarar association is preserved as source-reported Tamil Shaivite context.
Sri Rowther, Karuppayee and Kathayee are retained as separately named village guardian deities.
Choose a source-aware visit plan
Understand the presiding Bhairava, Yanthiram and Thevara context.
Explore the sacred roleThe two source schedules begin and end at different times.
Review reported timingsThe source places the temple roughly 2 km from Vaimedu.
Plan the approachThe main-deity and sub-shrine spellings are not silently reconciled.
Read the identity noteSix visitor-planning steps that do not prescribe remedies or resolve shrine identity
Ask whether the 6:00 AM or 9:00 AM opening and the 4:00 PM or 5:00 PM evening start applies.
Use current transport on the Thiruthuraipoondi-Vedaranyam road and confirm the Thagattur turn.
Plan the source-reported 2 km branch road by available local transport or a suitable personal arrangement.
Approach Sri Bairavanathar or Kala Bhairavar as named in the public source context.
Keep the Yanthiram, Kasi Viswanathar shrine, separate Sivaloganathar shrine, trees and tank-side guardians distinct.
Ask before offerings, abhishekam or tree rounds; none is compulsory or a promised remedy.
This flow is practical planning only. It does not prescribe a fire rite, planetary remedy, health practice or identity resolution.
Use these four source-based route cards and keep the Vaimedu branch-road endpoint distinct from the larger-town distances.
Two supplied schedule families are retained side by side rather than averaged or silently preferred.
The guide reports 6:00-11:00 AM and 4:00-8:00 PM in one account, but 9:00 AM-noon and 5:00-8:00 PM in another. Current hours and special-puja access were not verified.
Daily morning and evening puja is described without a single agreed aarti timetable. Sunday Rahukalam and Ashtami windows are separately listed.
Source-listed annual and recurring observances, pending current calendar confirmation
The source describes a ten-day festival following Chitra Pournami with Sattainathar processions and other programmes; confirm current dates and access.
A Karthikai Krishna Paksha Ashtami observance is source-listed with pujas, homams and recitation; no current date is asserted.
The guide reports a new-moon-period Ashtami programme from 5:00-8:00 PM. Fire-rite and health-result wording is not presented as instruction or treatment.
A 4:30-6:00 PM weekly source entry is preserved; Mondays and Fridays are also noted for special pujas.
Kala Bhairava, supporting Shiva and Kashi-centred opening-verse contexts kept distinct
These three public cards use exact supplied Roman text. They are supplementary devotional material, not evidence of an exclusive temple liturgy.
Om Kalabhairavaya Namah.
Meaning: Salutation to Lord Kala Bhairava.
A general Kala Bhairava prayer from the approved catalogue, appropriate to the explicitly named Kala Bhairavar subject.
Om Namah Shivaya ||
Context: The source identifies this as the five-syllable Shiva prayer represented by the Panchatchara Yanthiram.
A supporting Shiva prayer, not relabelled as an exclusively Bhairava mantra or a required practice before the Yanthiram.
Devaraja-sevyamana-pavananghri-pankajam, Vyala-yajna-sutram-indu-shekharam kripakaram; Naradadi-yogi-vrinda-vanditam digambaram, Kashikapuradhinatha Kalabhairavam bhaje.
Meaning: I worship Kala Bhairava, Lord of Kashi, whose sacred feet are revered, who bears the moon, is compassionate, and is honoured by Narada and assemblies of yogis.
The supplied catalogue opening verse only, with its original Kashi wording unchanged. Verses 2-8 and the phalashruti were not supplied.
The source-table Gayatri recension, beeja material and incomplete temple-document hymn wording remain withheld. The complete Kalabhairavashtakam has not been reconstructed.
Local puja and offerings without remedy guarantees
The source reports morning and evening puja, flowers, abhishekam and vastra offerings to Sri Bairavanathar. Current acceptance and participation require local confirmation.
Sunday Rahukalam and Ashtami worship are specifically described. Any yagam is temple-led and not expanded into operational fire instructions.
Nine rounds around nine Navagraha-associated trees are a source-reported custom. No planetary, health or mental-health result is guaranteed.
Prayer at the Naaval tree, Yanthiram and separate shrines should follow current site directions and should not blur their distinct identities.
Continue with the reviewed worship and knowledge guide
Source-listed offerings subject to current acceptance
Flowers are described in daily worship; confirm what may be brought and where it is received.
Clothing offerings are source-reported as thanksgiving; use only current temple arrangements.
Milk, water and other unnamed sacred substances are mentioned; do not perform an unsupervised rite.
Academic, marriage and child-boon intentions are source context, not promised outcomes.
No offering, circumambulation or ritual is presented as a medical, psychological or planetary remedy.
Choose around confirmed hours, seasonal conditions and source-listed observances
Because the source gives two morning openings, confirm the active session before setting out.
The ten-day festival is highlighted by the source and may be busier; verify the current calendar.
Rahukalam and Ashtami are source-listed worship times, not guarantees of access, results or short queues.
All ten source-listed temples, towns, river landscapes and cultural or nature stops
Approximately 20 km away and described as a separate Thevara Paadal Petra and Sapta Vidanga shrine.
Open mapApproximately 25 km away on the wider regional route.
Open mapApproximately 40 km away; a coastal wildlife and birding destination, not a temple.
Open mapApproximately 55 km away and described as a travel base with separate temples and coastal sites.
Open mapThe source places the wider Cauvery landscape about 40 km away; it is a regional river context rather than the temple site.
Open mapApproximately 80 km away; its Markandeya tradition is a separate Shiva pilgrimage context.
Open mapApproximately 80 km away and listed for its Mayuranathar Temple and regional travel facilities.
Open mapApproximately 80 km away, listed for Brihadeeswarar Temple, palace and cultural heritage.
Open mapApproximately 65 km away; retained as a source-listed coastal pilgrimage town without mislabelling it as a Bhairava site.
Open mapKaraikal is listed about 70 km and Thirunallar about 75 km away. Planetary-relief statements remain attributed belief.
Open mapAll distances are source-reported approximations. Nature, coastal, river, city and non-Hindu pilgrimage entries are labelled by type rather than collapsed into a temple list.
An optional six-stop sequence that retains sacred and cultural distinctions
The sequence preserves the source itinerary while avoiding fixed arrival promises, ritual prescriptions and the claim that every extended stop fits one day.
Resolve schedule, rail approach and shrine identity before relying on the guide
Offline temple research and extracted source links
Primary offline source for identity, legends, alternate ages and schedules, worship, travel, festivals and nearby places.
URL extracted from the supplied guide; not opened or independently verified during this rollout.
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View extracted sourceThese links are extracted evidence labels, not endorsements or fresh verification. Moolavar and sub-shrine naming, age, schedules, rail approach, authority, exclusivity, scripture, Kashi-equivalence and remedy claims remain open review items.