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Primary session listing6:00-11:00 AM; 4:00-8:00 PM
Alternate listing9:00 AM-noon; 5:00-8:00 PM

Both source-reported schedules remain visible. Confirm current daily, Sunday Rahukalam, Ashtami and festival access before travel.

Plan with CareThe source's Kashi-equivalence, planetary-remedy, mental-health and fixed-result statements are devotional claims. No fire rite, circumambulation or health practice is prescribed here.
Kala Bhairavar as Presiding Moolavar

Sri Bairavanathar Temple, Thagattur

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.

DARSHAN START TIME
6:00 AM / 9:00 AM
Two supplied accounts differ; do not rely on either without current confirmation.
CROWD EXPECTATION
Busier on Sundays and festivals
The guide highlights Sunday Rahukalam, Ashtami, Chitra Pournami and Bhairavashtami without live queue data.
BEST DARSHAN WINDOW
Confirmed morning session
Choose a current confirmed morning window rather than assuming which conflicting schedule operates.
DARSHAN OPTIONS
Moolavar darshan and source-listed pujas
Abhishekam, vastra offering and tree pradakshina are described; current availability and suitability require local guidance.

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.

Bhairava as source-described Moolavar
Child-form Kala Bhairavar tradition
Panchatchara Yanthiram
Nine Navagraha trees
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Overview

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.

Public identity

Sri Bairavanathar Temple or Kala Bhairavar Temple, Thagattur.

Historical place name

Yandhirapuri or Yantrapuri, connected in the source with the Panchatchara Yanthiram.

Sacred status

Source-described Thevara Vaipu Sthalam and Moolavar shrine; textual and exclusivity claims await review.

Main Deity and Sacred Form

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.

Bairavanathar Moolavar

The source places Kala Bhairavar in the main sanctum and describes a lingam form.

Sivalokanathar wording

This name appears within the main-deity account and remains paired only with that context.

Separate Sivaloganathar shrine

The guide distinctly places Sivaloganathar and Sivagama Sundari behind the Moolasthanam; that shrine is not merged with the Moolavar.

Sattainathar Urchavar

Sri Sattainathar is source-described as the procession form used on festival occasions.

Meaning and Significance

Moolavar status, Yantrapuri memory and attributed local beliefs

Presiding Bhairava

The supplied account treats Bairavanathar as the main sanctum deity, a claim retained as source attribution.

Yantrapuri

The place name is connected with a copper-sheet Panchatchara Yanthiram installed in the Maha Mandapam.

Belief, not guarantee

Kashi-equivalence, planetary relief, academic, marriage, child and health outcomes remain attributed beliefs, not assured effects.

Sacred Tradition

All seven source story headings retained in their supplied sequence

1. Rama, Hanuman and the Kashi Linga

The source begins with Hanuman carrying a Shiva linga from Kashi toward Rameswaram while Bhairava accompanies it as guardian.

2. Bhairava's Child Transformation

At Thagattur, Bhairava is said to have briefly become a child and chosen to remain in that form.

3. Birth of Bhairava

An Abhidana Chintamani account links Tharukasura, Kali and eight children amalgamated as Bhairava; this textual narrative remains attributed.

4. Yantrapuri and the Yanthiram

The Panchatchara geometric device is linked with the older place name and the Tamil derivation of Thagattur.

5. Kasi Viswanathar Shrine

The guide attributes Kashi-equivalent benefit to this separate in-complex shrine; it is presented as belief, not guaranteed equivalence.

6. Nine Navagraha Trees

Nine trees are associated with the planets and a nine-round practice; claimed remedies remain devotional belief rather than directions.

7. Village Guardians at the Tank

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.

History

Thevara memory and conflicting age ranges

Thevara Vaipu Sthalam

The source says the site is mentioned in Sundarar's hymn tradition; the precise textual locator awaits authority review.

Age alternatives

One source range is 500-1,000 years, while another account says approximately 1,500 years. No averaged age is used.

Community continuity

The guide describes local community and trust maintenance but supplies no verified stewardship record.

Architecture

Stone sanctum, Maha Mandapam and a layered Tamil temple complex

Stone garbhagriha

The sanctum is source-described with a kal kattamaippu or stone structural form.

Panchatchara Yanthiram

A copper-sheet sacred geometric device is reported in the Maha Mandapam.

Layered shrines

Kasi Viswanathar and Visalakshi, the separate Sivaloganathar pair, Ganapathy, Subramaniya, Durga and Chandikeswara are source-listed.

Tank and sacred tree

The Pushkarani, nearby guardian shrine and Naaval tree are described as distinct parts of the site.

Entrance, Direction and Sanctum

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.

Special Features

Seven source-described features with identity and belief controls

Bhairava as Moolavar

The source calls this a rare Tamil Nadu temple with Bhairava in the main sanctum.

Child-form tradition

Bhairava's brief transformation at Thagattur is preserved as devotional legend.

Panchatchara Yanthiram

The Maha Mandapam device anchors the source's Yantrapuri place-name account.

Kasi Viswanathar shrine

The separate shrine's Kashi-equivalence claim remains attributed belief.

Navagraha trees

Nine trees and nine rounds are described, without claiming planetary or health results.

Thevara status

The Sundarar association is preserved as source-reported Tamil Shaivite context.

Tank-side guardians

Sri Rowther, Karuppayee and Kathayee are retained as separately named village guardian deities.

Quick Decision Guide

Choose a source-aware visit plan

BEST FOR

Moolavar and Yantrapuri tradition

Understand the presiding Bhairava, Yanthiram and Thevara context.

Explore the sacred role
FIRST CHECK

Resolve the daily hours

The two source schedules begin and end at different times.

Review reported timings
FINAL APPROACH

Plan the Vaimedu branch road

The source places the temple roughly 2 km from Vaimedu.

Plan the approach
IDENTITY HOLD

Keep the Shiva names separate

The main-deity and sub-shrine spellings are not silently reconciled.

Read the identity note

Darshan Process

Six visitor-planning steps that do not prescribe remedies or resolve shrine identity

1

Confirm the active schedule

Ask whether the 6:00 AM or 9:00 AM opening and the 4:00 PM or 5:00 PM evening start applies.

2

Reach Vaimedu

Use current transport on the Thiruthuraipoondi-Vedaranyam road and confirm the Thagattur turn.

3

Complete the final approach

Plan the source-reported 2 km branch road by available local transport or a suitable personal arrangement.

4

Take Moolavar darshan

Approach Sri Bairavanathar or Kala Bhairavar as named in the public source context.

5

Visit other spaces distinctly

Keep the Yanthiram, Kasi Viswanathar shrine, separate Sivaloganathar shrine, trees and tank-side guardians distinct.

6

Choose optional practices carefully

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.

How to Reach

Use these four source-based route cards and keep the Vaimedu branch-road endpoint distinct from the larger-town distances.

BY AIR

Tiruchirappalli International Airport

  • Approximately 150 km from the temple in the source, with an unverified four-hour estimate toward Vedaranyam or Thiruthuraipoondi.
BY TRAIN

Vedaranyam or Thanjavur rail approaches

  • The body lists Vedaranyam about 20 km away and Thanjavur about 80 km away, while a source note calls Thanjavur the nearest station. Confirm current rail service and the practical arrival point.
BY ROAD

Thiruthuraipoondi-Vedaranyam road

  • Source distances include Vedaranyam 20 km, Thiruthuraipoondi 25 km, Nagapattinam 55 km, Nagore 60 km, Thanjavur 80 km and Chennai 350 km.
FINAL APPROACH

Vaimedu to Thagattur

  • Get down or turn at Vaimedu for the source-reported 2 km branch road. Auto and mini-bus service is mentioned but frequency, surface and accessibility are unverified.
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Sacred Timings

Two supplied schedule families are retained side by side rather than averaged or silently preferred.

Planning statusConfirm before travelNo live open or closed state is asserted.
SOURCE-REPORTED TEMPLE HOURS

Published schedule

Primary morning listing6:00-11:00 AM
Alternate morning listing9:00 AM-12:00 noon
Primary evening listing4:00-8:00 PM
Alternate evening listing5:00-8:00 PM
Sunday Rahukalam4:30-6:00 PM
Ashtami rites5:00-8:00 PM
DAYLIGHT AND MOON GUIDE

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Source schedule

Keep both schedule accounts visible

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.

Source-reported ritual times

Confirm timing and public access

Daily morning and evening puja is described without a single agreed aarti timetable. Sunday Rahukalam and Ashtami windows are separately listed.

Festivals

Source-listed annual and recurring observances, pending current calendar confirmation

Chitra Pournami Festival

The source describes a ten-day festival following Chitra Pournami with Sattainathar processions and other programmes; confirm current dates and access.

Bhairavashtami

A Karthikai Krishna Paksha Ashtami observance is source-listed with pujas, homams and recitation; no current date is asserted.

Ashtami Pooja

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.

Sunday Rahukalam Pooja

A 4:30-6:00 PM weekly source entry is preserved; Mondays and Fridays are also noted for special pujas.

Temple Mantras

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.

GENERAL PRAYER FROM THE BHAIRAV WORSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE CATALOGUE

Kala Bhairava nama

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.

SUPPORTING SHIVA PRAYER FROM THE TEMPLE SOURCE

Panchatchara mantra

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.

OPENING VERSE ONLY - BHAIRAV WORSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE CATALOGUE

Kalabhairavashtakam Opening Verse

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.

Daily Worship and Rituals

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.

Explore Lord Kala Bhairav Worship

Continue with the reviewed worship and knowledge guide

Offerings and Prasad

Source-listed offerings subject to current acceptance

Flowers

Flowers are described in daily worship; confirm what may be brought and where it is received.

Vastras

Clothing offerings are source-reported as thanksgiving; use only current temple arrangements.

Temple-led abhishekam

Milk, water and other unnamed sacred substances are mentioned; do not perform an unsupervised rite.

Respectful prayer

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.

Best Time to Visit

Choose around confirmed hours, seasonal conditions and source-listed observances

Confirmed ordinary morning

Because the source gives two morning openings, confirm the active session before setting out.

Chitra Pournami

The ten-day festival is highlighted by the source and may be busier; verify the current calendar.

Sunday or Ashtami visit

Rahukalam and Ashtami are source-listed worship times, not guarantees of access, results or short queues.

Nearby Sacred Places and Source-Listed Attractions

All ten source-listed temples, towns, river landscapes and cultural or nature stops

SACRED PLACE

Sri Vedaranyeswarar Temple, Vedaranyam

Approximately 20 km away and described as a separate Thevara Paadal Petra and Sapta Vidanga shrine.

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SACRED PLACE

Thiruthuraipoondi Naganathar Temple

Approximately 25 km away on the wider regional route.

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NATURE RESERVE

Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary

Approximately 40 km away; a coastal wildlife and birding destination, not a temple.

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COASTAL TOWN

Nagapattinam Town

Approximately 55 km away and described as a travel base with separate temples and coastal sites.

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SACRED RIVER AND DELTA

River Cauvery and Kaveri Delta

The source places the wider Cauvery landscape about 40 km away; it is a regional river context rather than the temple site.

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EXTENDED PILGRIMAGE

Thirukkadaiyur Abirami Temple

Approximately 80 km away; its Markandeya tradition is a separate Shiva pilgrimage context.

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TEMPLE TOWN

Mayiladuthurai

Approximately 80 km away and listed for its Mayuranathar Temple and regional travel facilities.

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HISTORIC CITY

Thanjavur

Approximately 80 km away, listed for Brihadeeswarar Temple, palace and cultural heritage.

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COASTAL PILGRIMAGE TOWN

Velankanni

Approximately 65 km away; retained as a source-listed coastal pilgrimage town without mislabelling it as a Bhairava site.

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EXTENDED PILGRIMAGE

Karaikal and Thirunallar Temple

Karaikal is listed about 70 km and Thirunallar about 75 km away. Planetary-relief statements remain attributed belief.

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All 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.

Source-Listed Thagattur and Vedaranyam Circuit

An optional six-stop sequence that retains sacred and cultural distinctions

  1. Vedaranyam or Nagapattinam start
    Begin from a chosen stay and confirm current road and local transport; the source's 7:00 AM start is illustrative.
  2. Sri Bairavanathar Temple
    See the Moolavar and distinct shrines without treating tree rounds or offerings as compulsory remedies.
  3. Sri Vedaranyeswarar Temple
    Continue to this separate Vedaranyam shrine subject to its own hours and access.
  4. Point Calimere, optional
    Add the wildlife sanctuary only if current entry, weather, transport and personal plans allow.
  5. Naganathar Temple
    Visit the separate Thiruthuraipoondi shrine as a later regional stop.
  6. Choose one extended route
    Treat Thirunallar, Thanjavur, Thirukkadaiyur or Mayiladuthurai as separate longer options rather than one guaranteed day.

The sequence preserves the source itinerary while avoiding fixed arrival promises, ritual prescriptions and the claim that every extended stop fits one day.

Visitor Information and Safety

Resolve schedule, rail approach and shrine identity before relying on the guide

  • HoursTwo daily schedules remain unresolved; confirm current opening and special-puja access.
  • RailThe guide body lists Vedaranyam, while a source note calls Thanjavur nearest; check actual service and route.
  • IdentityDo not merge Sivalokanathar in the main account with the separate Sivaloganathar sub-shrine.
  • AgeThe 500-1,000-year and 1,500-year descriptions are retained as alternatives.
  • EntryFree darshan is source-reported; current arrangements require confirmation.
  • PhotographyA general sanctum restriction is reported but not independently verified.
  • OfferingsAsk before flowers, vastras, abhishekam or other source-listed practices.
  • Remedy claimsKashi equivalence and health, planetary or life-result claims are devotional beliefs, not guarantees.
  • MobilityBranch-road surface, parking, steps and assistance are not established.
  • Respectful conductFollow posted instructions and keep the Moolavar, sub-shrines, Yanthiram, trees and tank areas distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

The supplied address places it at Thagattur in Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu 614714, about 2 km from Vaimedu on a branch road.

The source names Sri Bairavanathar or Kala Bhairavar as the Moolavar in the main sanctum and describes a lingam also called Sivalokanathar.

The supplied guide does not establish that. It separately places Sivaloganathar with Sivagama Sundari in a sub-shrine, so this draft does not merge that identity with the main-deity Sivalokanathar wording.

One account gives 6:00-11:00 AM and 4:00-8:00 PM; another gives 9:00 AM-noon and 5:00-8:00 PM. Confirm current hours.

The guide gives a 500-1,000-year range and also cites an approximately 1,500-year account. No averaged age is asserted.

The source says Yandhirapuri or Yantrapuri is the historical place name associated with a Panchatchara Yanthiram installed in the Maha Mandapam.

The source legend says Kala Bhairavar briefly transformed into a child at Thagattur and chose to remain there. It is retained as devotional narrative.

No guarantee is made. The source attributes Kashi-equivalent merit to worship at the separate Kasi Viswanathar shrine; this remains a devotional belief.

No. The guide reports a nine-tree, nine-round custom, but this page does not make it compulsory or promise planetary, health or life outcomes.

The source lists the ten-day Chitra Pournami festival, Bhairavashtami during Karthikai, recurring Ashtami worship and Sunday Rahukalam puja. Confirm current dates and programmes.

Reference Notes

Offline temple research and extracted source links

Supplied Thagattur temple research

Primary offline source for identity, legends, alternate ages and schedules, worship, travel, festivals and nearby places.

Wikipedia - Bairavanathar Temple, Thagattur

URL extracted from the supplied guide; not opened or independently verified during this rollout.

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Dinamalar Temples

URL extracted from the supplied guide; not opened or independently verified during this rollout.

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Visit Temples

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Shakthi Online

URL extracted from the supplied guide; not opened or independently verified during this rollout.

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These 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.

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