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Kan Koduththa Vanitham
Kan Koduththa Vanitham is an ancient Shiva temple situated about 15 K.Ms from Thiruvaroor ,
the district capital of Thiruvaroor district.
Kankodutha Vanitham means `the place of the lady who gave away her eyes.'
According to legend, a mother prayed to the presiding deity to grant vision to her blind child
and in turn offered hers in sacrifice.
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When her prayer was answered, the mother plucked her
eyes and offered them to God and He restored her eyes. And he came to be known as
Nayanavaradeswarar. The deity is said to heal eye diseases and bestows child on the childless.
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This temple is in a very dilapidated state as you see from the pictures and requires renovation
and eventually MahaKumbabishaekam . Some of them are
A view of Prakaram
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Another view of Prakaram
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Vimaanam
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More details about the temple and the renovation efforts are available at the documentary report by Hindu newspaper
here
If you prefer , you may call in / send your donations to the address and phone number
mentioned in the above link from Hindu .
Thanks to Mr Karthik Ramakrishnan for bringing this ancient temple to our attention .
He provided the links and photos and can be contacted for any questions or help .
He can be reached at ramakrishnan.karthik@gmail.com
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