அருள்மிகு கைலாசநாதர் திருக்கோயில், ராஜபதிKailasanathar Temple, Rajapathy

Sthala Mahātmyam

On the banks of the Tamiraparani at Rajapathy stands the eighth of the Nava Kailasam, the sthala of Ketu, the descending lunar node. It is one of only two Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu dedicated to Ketu, the other being Keezhaperumpallam near Nagapattinam, which lends it particular importance for Ketu parihara. Its lingam is distinctively marked with four wheels on its sides, evoking a chariot. Like its companions the shrine traces to Uromasa Maharishi, who installed nine lingams where his nine flowers rested; but of all the nine this alone had fallen into ruin, leaving only an ancient stone pillar. The temple was rebuilt and its first Kumbhabhishekam performed around 2010, restoring worship after long neglect. Shiva is worshipped as Kailasanathar and the Goddess as Soundaranayaki. Devotees afflicted by Ketu, whether serpent doshas, obstacles or delayed liberation, offer special parihara pujas here. Maha Sivaratri and Pradosham are observed, and the rare Ketu association makes Rajapathy an essential station on the nine-temple Tamiraparani pilgrimage.