அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ காசி விஸ்வநாதர்-உலகம்மன் கோயில், தென்காசி
Shiva (Kasi Viswanathar) temple · Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
Arulmigu Kasi Viswanathar Temple is a Hindu temple to Shiva as Kasi Viswanathar, with the goddess Ulagamman, in the town of Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu. It is administered by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department (The Hindu; Times of India).
Faith & Tradition
The deity is a swayambhu (self-manifested) linga, and devotees believe that worship here brings the same merit as worship at Kasi (Varanasi). The presiding deity is visible from about a kilometre away along the temple's axis, Dinamalar notes.
The ten-day Masi Magam festival in February–March culminates in a car festival in which devotees pull the chariot carrying Ulagamman and Kasi Viswanathar through the main streets (The Hindu). Dinamalar also lists Navaratri, Thirukalyanam in Aippasi, a teppam (float festival) in Avani, and Badra Deepam on the Thai new-moon day.
Heritage
The temple's tower stood flat-topped until 1967; a 180-foot rajagopuram was built in 1990, with a balcony at its ninth tier (Dinamalar).
In April 2025 the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court briefly restrained the HR&CE Department from holding the temple's consecration after a petition alleged hurried renovation work, then vacated the order to allow the consecration scheduled for 7 April (Times of India; The Hindu).
A nine-tier rajagopuram about 180 feet tall (Dinamalar).
Plan Your Visit
Confirm darshan timings with the HR&CE temple administration before visiting.
Timings and arrangements change with seasons and festivals. Confirm current details with Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department before travelling. Last reviewed 6 October 2026.
Sacred Calendar
Ten-day festival with the car festival (The Hindu; Dinamalar).
Divine wedding festival (Dinamalar).
Listed by Dinamalar.
Location
The temple is in Tenkasi town, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu.
Location: Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
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Questions
In Tenkasi town, Tamil Nadu.
Worship here is believed to equal worship at Kasi (Varanasi).
The goddess of the temple, consort of Kasi Viswanathar.
About 180 feet; it was built in 1990.
During the ten-day Masi Magam festival in February–March.
Further reading: Arulmigu Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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