Sri Lakshminarayanar temple (ஸ்ரீ லக்ஷ்மினரயனர் கோயில்) Kariseri

Sri Lakshminarayanar temple

Moolavar : Lakshmi Narayana
Urchavar : –
Amman / Thayar : Lakshmi
Thala Virutcham : –
Theertham : –
Agamam / Pooja : –
Old year : 500 years old
Historical Name : –
City : Kariseri
District : Virudhunagar
State : Tamil Nadu

Singers:

–

Festival:

Vaigunda Ekathasi

Temple’s Speciality:

its reputation is great as the idol is of Navapashana material which is very rare to see. The crowd is huge on Saturdays.

Opening Time:

The temple is open on Saturdays only from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m

Address:

Sri Lakshminarayanar Temple – Kariseri – Virudhunagar district.

Phone:

+91- 98423 64059.

General Information:

Lord Lakshminarayana appears in a sitting form with one leg folded holding Mother Lakshmi on the lap. There are no shrines for other deities. A very small temple. But its reputation is great as the idol is of Navapashana material which is very rare to see. The crowd is huge on Saturdays.

Prayers

Generally people undertaking a fast for a specific purpose do so for a period covering a week of seven days or a mandalam covering 48 days. In Kariseri, devotees undertake a fasting 28 days ending with the Tiruvona star day in the month of Margazhi – December-January, to realize their prayers. Special pujas are performed to the Lord this day. Pujas are performed specially for relief from the adverse aspects of the planets. It is the faith of the devotees that consuming the water (the abishk theertha) would cure them from ailments.

Thanks giving:

Devotees offer Thirumanzhana, Thulasi abishek to the Perumal, mother.

Greatness Of Temple:

Lord Lakshmi Narayana graces in a sitting form having Mahalakshmi Thayar on His lap. There are deities around the prakara.

Temple History:

Some Siddhas (enlightened souls) living in the Chaturagiri hills near Vatrairuppu made a Vishnu statue with rare herbas mex called Navapashana and were worshipping Him. The statue was washed away in floods once and reached the Kariseri village. The public, with great joy of finding a rare Vishnu idol, built a temple and began perform pujas and worship.

Special Features:

Location :
Devotees has to take a bus from Virudhunagar to Sivakasi and alight at Mepco Engineering College and taken an auto to the temple.

Near By Railway Station :
Virudhunagar

Near By Airport :
Madurai

Accomodation :

Virudhunagar:

Madhushini Lodge: +91-4562-265 366

Marys Lodge: +91-4562-245 537

Jeeva Lodge: +91-4562-243 699

Near by temple:

Vaidyanathar
Sri Vaikundamurthi temple
Sri Nallathangal Temple
Sri Angala Easwari temple
Sri Namperumal Temple
Sri Karunellinathaswamy (Murugan) temple