Keezha Perumpallam Ketu Koil

Lord Ketu is the Navagraha Lord who blesses us with wisdom. He

does it by inducing people to do mistakes in life and learn from the
experience. He is like a teacher and we must never think his
punishments as a wrong doing as his intention is that we learn
lessons. Many people become like a Sanyasi during his dasa or
Bukthi but when the period is completed they tend to lead a better
life. Ketu temple is near Kumbakonam and Mayavaram in Tamil
Nadu.
Temple Information
Ketu temple is the Navagraha temple located in a village called Keezhaperumpallam in Chidambaram District
near Thiruvenkadu. The temple is dedicated to Lord Kethu. The main Idol of this temple is Lord Shiva as
"Naganathaswamy" and Goddess Parvathi as "Soundaranayagi" blessing the devotees. Keezhaperumpallam is a
small village and located on the Cauvery river which near to Poompuhar. The place of this temple is also called
as Vanagiri.
Kethu Bagawan is the shadow planet seen with snake head and a human body. The temple is the Parihara
Sthalam to get rid of Kethu Dhosam and Sarpa Dosham. Varuna theertham, Thamirabarani River and Naga
Theertham are the holy tanks in this temple.
Ketu faces West in the Northern corridor. The Adi Devatha is Chitragupta and the Prathyathi Devata is Lord
Brahma and his color is red and his vahana is the eagle. The grain associated with him is Horse gram. The
flower is red lily and the fabric is multi colored cloth, gem is Cat's eye. Offering is rice mixed with the powder
of Horse gram. The significations of Ketu are salvation, sight, property, land, gold, vehicle, fame, wife,
children, knowledge, business, happiness and unexpected gains.

Specialty
The great Tamil divine poets Appar , Sundarar, Sambandhar sung songs in this temple. This temple is
constructed on 12th century A.D. This temple is an important tourist and pilgrimage centre in Tamilnadu. The
temple is constructed by Chola Kings. It is said that there is an underground pass way from
Keezhaperumpallam to Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore.
The temple faces east and is surrounded by high walls on all the four sides. There is the holy tank Nagar
Theertham in front of the temple and on its eastern edge is an Arasa tree and on its western edge the Neem
tree. There are snakes idols worshipped under the Neem tree.
In the west end of the Prharam there are shrines of Vinayaga, Muruga with Valli and Deivanai, Mother Durga,
Lakshmi, Narayanar, Maheswari and Gajalakshmi for worship. In the last end of the same route are the
sanctums of Saneeswaran, Bhairavar, Sambandar and Nagar. In the North east corner of the temple is the
Kethu Bagawan facing west. He gives dharshan in his divine form, head in the form of a five hooded snake, his
hands held together in front in a posture of worship.

Naganathaswamy (Lord Shiva) is to be prayed after worshipping Nandi. There are also excellent statues of
Natarajar, Kethu and other deities. Mother Soundara Nayaki is in the great hall facing south.
All days are special in the Ketu temple at Keezhaperumpallam. Abhishekam to Lord Ketu is performed daily by
8.30am. Prodhoshams are very special occasions. Six worship services are offered at the Ketu temple.

Location
Devotees can reach this holy place via the Sirkali-Poompuhar Road. It is located 6 K.M from Thiruvengadu
(Budan Sthalam) enroute to Poompuhar. Thiruvengadu is situated 15 kilometers away from Vaitheeswaran

Koil, on the Sirkali Poompuhar road. From Sirkali travel towards Poompuhar for about 16 K.M and take
the village road near Dharmakulam Village. There are regular buses to this temple from Sirkali and
Thiruvengadu.

23 Kms from Sirkali (Off Sirkali- Karaikal Road).

30 kms from Mayavaram.
64 kms from Kumbakonam.
35 Kms from Karaikal

Keezha Perumpallam Ketu Temple timings:

6.00 A.M to 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Keezha Perumpallam Ketu Address:
Arulmigu Naganathaswamy temple,
Sri Kethusthalam,
Keezhaperumpallam 609117,
Kumbakonam Taluk,
Thanjavur District,
Phone No: 04364-275222.
Other Temples Nearby:

Thirukadaiyur 14kms
Thiruvenkadu 8 kms

Ketu Pariharam
Ketu is a shadow planet. Actually the position and transit of Lord Ketu and Rahu are calculated by the meeting
points of Sun and Moon. Both of them are always opposite to each other in a birth chart. Ketu is called planet
of wisdom Gnana Karakan as per Indian astrology.
Ketu dasa comes in to effect in ones life for seven years after Budan dasa. People who undergo Ketu dasa get
lots of experiences and exposures in life in these seven years. If Ketu is placed in good position with good
planets he shows him the good and happy life. Otherwise the life is hectic and gets in to quite a lot of troubles.
Both Rahu and Ketu are influenced by the planets they are associated and give favorable or unfavorable life
accordingly. But they both are generally considered as malefic planets spoiling ones peaceful life with bad
effects.

When Ketu comes to certain places he gives lot of problems as per Kotchara predictions of Indian astrology. He
always travels in reverse motion i.e. anti clockwise.
If Ketu is in 9th, 8th, 1st and 12th house from the rasi: - Very bad time all the efforts are wasted and
unsuccessful bids are very common. Enmity and ill health would prevail and shake the business and financial
matters.
If Ketu is in 4th, 5th, 7th and 2nd house from rasi: - Money is spent for unwanted and non productive things
and financial position goes down. Earnings will reduce and loss business will make the heart lose hopes.
The best times are when Ketu Bagawan comes to 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th places in ones horoscope and rasi.
People should visit Ketu Parihara temples during the bad periods and perform Pooja to get the ill effects
reduced.
Peoples afflicted by Lord Ketu are stricken with fears of dacoit, bad habits, loss of property, poisonous bites,
loss of face, leprosy, putra dosha etc By praying to Kethu Bagawan, one can be rid of the doshams.
Motcham, sight, property, land, gold, vehicle, fame, wife, children, happiness, unexpected property gains are
the beneficial aspects of Kethu Bhagavan. Knowledge, business, leprosy, poisonous bites are the aspects of
this planet.
The effect of Kethu will create hindrance in one's effort, poverty, enemy, ill health, devil spirits, loss of
property, loss of face etc.
According to astrology, Ketu's effects are that of similar to Lord Chevvai (Mars). Ketu can be more destructive
if it is inauspiciously positioned in the horoscope. Ketu destroys the potency of the planet with which it is
conjunct, making the planet behave in an uncontrollable manner.
If Lord Kethu in birth chart is placed in good houses, they will improve in financial position, good health,
mental peace, happiness, success in court case, benefits from foreign countries, motcham, property, sight,
land, gold, unexpected property gains, good eyesight, vehicle, fame, wife, children, knowledge and business.
Tuesday is the best day to worship Kethu Bagawan and fasting on this day is good.
Devotees, while fasting should avoid salt and spices on that day. The Devotees must visit this temple and pray
Lord Kethu for certain effects such as "Naga Dhosam", Puthira Dhosam, Kethu Dhosam, Mangalya Dhosam and
offer pooja for Lord Kethu.

Temple Stories
When the Devas and Asuras churned the ocean of milk with Mount Mantara as the churning stick and snake
Vasuki as the rope, the snake, unable to bear the pain emitted poison. The devas and the demons feared the
ill effects of the poison and prayed Lord Shiva.
The Lord Shiva swallowed the poison but Goddess Parvathi rushed to prevent Him swallowing of the poison
and so it got stuck in His neck. Due to this, the Lord Shiva is called Neela Kanta and His throat turned blue
with the poision.
Vasuki, the King of serpents did penance and worshipped Lord Shiva for years, beseeching forgiveness. The
Lord appeared before the snake, pleased with its prayers. He blessed the snake to be enshrined in a temple in
the bamboo forest and relieve the devotees from the ill effects of Ketu one of the Navagrahas.
Lord Kethu chariot's drawn by ten horses. Kethu is also called as angry god and tall in stature. He is dark in
color, so he called as "Kaala".
Other Temples of Lord Ketu:

Seshapureeswarar Temple at Thirupampuram.

Vanchinathaswamy Temple at Srivanchiyam.

Sri Kalahasthi in Andhra Pradesh.
Neelakanteswarar Temple at Girugambakkam near Chennai.

Sri Naganatha Swamy Temple, Keezha Perumpallam - Navagraha Temple

Darshan (Lord Ketu-South Lunar Node Stalam)

The navagraha temples in Tamilnadu is spread between Chidambaram and Tanjore You
have to travel to each of these temples little inside and you will miss the mid-day as the
temples will be closed. You can start going early morning to reach at 6.30 a.m. and break
for couple of hours somewhere and proceed to other temples between 4 to 8.00pm. This
way even if you go by your vehicle it will take a minimum of 2 to 3 days and in one day it
is not at all possible. The details of temples are given below Suriyan (Sun) Wheat Suryanar Koil
Chandiran (Moon) - Paddy Thingalur
Chevvai (Mars) - Tuvarai (Toor) - Vaithiswarankoil

Bhudhan (Mercury) - Greengram (Moong) - Tiruvenkadu

Guru (Jupiter) - Chana (Kadalai) - Alankudi
Sukiran (Venus) - White Rajma or Avari kai - Kanjanur
Sani(Saturn) - Black Sesame (Til) - Tirunallar
Rahu Black gram (Ulundu or Urad) - Thirunageswarm
Kethu Horse gram (Kollu) - Keezhaperumpallam

The Kethu Naganathaswamy Temple or Kethu Navagraha Temple is one of the 9

Navagraha Temples in Tamil Nadu, located at Keezhperumpallam (Kizhaperumpallam),
near Tarangampadi in Nagapattinam District. This renowned Kethu Sthalam is one of the
most important Kethu Temples in Tamilnadu as well as in India. The temple presiding
deities are Lord Naganathaswamy and his consort Soundaryanaki. It is said that Lord
Kethu prayed to Lord Shiva to get rid of his sins. It is rare to find Ketu Bhagvan enshrined
with head of a snake and body of an asura, which you can see here. In this Kethu temple,
Lord Kethu faces west in the north praharam. Lord Ketu appears with the body in divine
form, his head as a five-headed snake and the folded hands worshipping Lord Shiva.

Temple History:

Keezhperumpallam is also called Vanagiri. The planets Kethu and Rahu, known as Chaaya
Grahangal, are associated with the legend of the churning of the milky ocean. When the
Devas and Asuras churned the ocean of milk with the Manthira Mountain as the churning
stick and snake Vasuki as the rope, the amirtham emerged. This was consumed by an
asura, who disguised himself as a Deva. Knowing this, Lord Narayana hit the asura on the
head with the spoon in his hand. The head was cut off and fell on the ground. As the
asura had consumed amirtham, his head and body continued to live. The head portion of
the asura attached itself to a snake body and became Rahu Bhagavan. The body portion
that was thrown away fell in Pothigai mountain region which was found and preserved by
a Brahmin. The head of a snake got attached to the asura body to become Kethu.

Worship to Kethu: Kethu Bhagavan is adorned in multicolor and it is believed that

offering pooja to the Lord Kethu at Keezhperumpallam with red Lilly, kollu (horse gram),
and cloth will get relieved from illness, poverty and other doshams.

Besides the worship services that are offered six times daily, Abhishekam is performed by
08.30 AM. Pradhoshams are held great reverence here. The specialty of Kethu Temple at
Keezhperumpallam is that the temple remains open even during Rahu kalam and
Emakanda Kalam.

Temple Timings:

Kethu Naganathaswamy Temple opens daily from 6 AM to 12.00 PM and 4 PM to 7 PM.

Location:

The Kethu Temple at Keezhperumpallam is located around 63 km from Kumbakonam. It

can also be reached via the Sirkali (Sirkazhi) - Poompuhar Road. Shiyali Railway Station,
Thanjavur is the nearest railway station, about 15 km from the temple.
Temple Address & Contact Info:

Sri Naganathar Temple Phone No: 04364 - 260582

Lord Kethu Moola Mantra:

"Aum Hrim Krum Krura Rupine Kethave Aim Suh Svaha"

Lord Kethu Gayathri Mantra:

"AUM Chitravarnaya Vidhmahe, Sarparoopaya Dhimahi, Tanno Kethu Prachodayath"

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