Kundrakudi Shanmuganathar Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Madurai and Tiruchirapalli are the nearest airports to Karaikudi town. These distances are measured from Karaikudi, not from the hill temple.

• By train

  Karaikudi Junction serves Karaikudi town, which lies very near Kundrakudi.

• By road

  Karaikudi has two bus stands: Rajaji bus stand in the north west part of town, and a new one on the eastern side.

On the way

• Fly into Madurai or Tiruchirapalli, the nearest airports, which are about 86.6 km and 86.9 km from Karaikudi.
• Take a train to Karaikudi Junction, which serves Karaikudi town, very near Kundrakudi.
• Kundrakudi lies very near Karaikudi, the heartland of Chettinad.
• Karaikudi has two bus stands: Rajaji bus stand in the north west, and a new one on the eastern side.

Why devotees come here

Kundrakudi Shanmuganathar Temple is a famous Murugan shrine atop a small hill in Kundrakudi village, Sivaganga district. The village lies very near Karaikudi, the heartland of Chettinad. The temple is named among the prominent temples of the Karaikudi region.

Kundrakudi is a village in Sivaganga district that houses a famous Murugan temple, the Shanmughanathar Temple. The temple stands atop a small hill in Kundrakudi village, very near Karaikudi. It is counted among the prominent temples of the Karaikudi region.

Murugan is the deity worshipped at the shrine. Karaikudi lies in Sivagangai district in the Chettinad region, and it is served by Karaikudi Junction of the Indian Railways. The town has two bus stands. The nearest airports, at Madurai and Tiruchirapalli, are about 86.6 km and 86.9 km from Karaikudi.

Three other temples are very near Kundrakudi: Ariyakudi Thiruvenkatamudayan Temple, Thirupathur Thiruthalinathar Temple and Thirukostiyur Sowmyanarayar Temple. Each is a separate shrine, so the area has several temples close together.

Tips for your visit

• Kundrakudi is in Sivaganga district, so use that name when you ask for buses or cabs.
• Ariyakudi, Thirupathur and Thirukostiyur are three temples very near Kundrakudi.

Questions people ask