It's an ancient Hindu temple (1000+ years). Considering the larger area of the temple, it's also called "Periya Koil", which means "Large Temple". The "moolavar" (main deity) is Thiru Kameeshwarar (Lord Shiva) in the form of "lingam", which is a "suyambu lingam", which means "the lingam raised on it's own".

Famous temple in villinur which is also called as villianur temple. We also have 2 more more temples around this Kokilamba - Kameeswarar temple. The place is clean and more shops are around this place for purchasing food and other temple pooja essentials. We came to this temple from pondicherry by scooter and the roads are not that good but is okay.

The temple located at Villiyanur - Pondicherry. Once you enter the temple you get that positive vibes and peacefulness in your mind . Many statue for Muruga and Sivan . Evening is the best time to visit .one of the biggest temple in Pondicherry .

Felt good vibrations here... I came for another function nearby, i thought trespassing in temple to see lord Siva I'm very impressed by architecture of the temple and devoties here. Murugar giving special appearance. Not crowded. In such a big temple I seen only fees Iyyers. Ohm nama shivaya

OM namha shivaaya heavenly temple complex with sacred pond with many fishes,and attached gow gowshala...good vibes and peace basic parking nearby needs proper maintainance and rules for devotees pondicherry government should look into this matter for preseeving this amazing historic temple complex keep the surroundings clean Recently they covered Pradakshina patha with stone floor covering,previously it was raw sand and gravel... Need some traffic free entry around temple surroundings... East(main Gopuram)entry is next to main road,bit busy traffic... South Gopuram and North side entry is less traffic...

It’s a beautiful ancient temple located in the city and lot of other temples close by this. It has large pond, beautiful structure and sculpture. The temple is very popular for marriage and other functions. The temple is surrounded by large landscapes but maintenance needs to be improved to keep the classic structure intact. Overall good quality place to get the blessing of God

Please don't miss visiting this temple when you visit Puducherry. It's 8km from Puducherry city. Temple has Gou Shala; which full of Indian breed cows. Not much famous temple but I promise it's very beautiful; big temple with marvelous sculpture which showcase rich Indian Heritage.

One of the ancient shiva temple very peaceful indeed. Well maintained congratulations to the management.

It s a temple in busy town, almost 1000 years old Bhagwaan Shiva temple..build by Cholas, this temple stands tall and beautiful. Pandit ji there is very supportive and welcoming... when we entered first, one lady, who was doing sewa of cleaning the outside floor, offered bunch of Jasmine flowes for my wife to tie it in her hair - which was very touching... and Pandit ji welcomed us to inner sanctum sanctorum. Rudra Abhishek takes place 4 times a day - 5:30 AM, 8:30AM, 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 8:30PM.... you can attend any of these. People are genuinely devoted and one the best feels in Puducherry. Aum Namah Rudraaye! 🙏

Very big ancient temple with lots of old sculptures which teach us....a lot Night is the Best time time now to visit this temple because the view of this temple is glorious with golden lights...

Maintenance good.. still need improvement… No restrooms…ample parking space..

One of the best place for me...the temple was. Build by chola and it is oldest temple. Every day between 12.15 pm to 2pm they are providing free meals Annadhanam here with sambara rasam and butter milk .

It is the biggest temple in pondicherry and almost 2000 years old, renovation happened a few years back. God is in the center of the temple and it is self created, popularly known as svayambhu lingam. On the right side you can see a big pond which has hundreds of huge cat fish and many ducks. The temple also owns two chariots parked in front of the east gate.

It's a divine experience,welcoming locals behaviour and the kind of impressive architecture one can see here...must visit.

Very peaceful and good temple to visit. Plan to visit in morning

The temple placed at Villiyanur - Pondicherry. Once you enter the temple you get that positive vibes and peacefulness in your mind . Many statue for Murugar and Sivan . Evening is the best time to visit .one of the biggest temple in pondicherry . Just a side One Perumal temple is there. You can visit both lord Sivan and Perumal at single visit

One of the oldest tamil temples.. Built by The original complex is believed to have been built by cholas. , with later additions from different ruling dynasties. Great innovation for tourism.

A vast temple and famous in pondicherry. Beautifully maintained and ravishing pond. Peaceful atmosphere. Must visit temple.

Very old hindu temple for god shiva. It has historical importance, built by chola king. Regular pooja, abishekam and periodical festivals are celebrated. Annual Car Festival conducted during the Tamil month of Chiththirai is very grand and famous.

Historical and wonderful religious place to visit and worship. Creates best peace of mind. Situated 10km from Pondicherry. Easy transport facilities to reach the temple. Must visit

I had an amazing experience at thirukameshwar temple. U can feel the purity the peace and even you can feel that there are pure souls of gods and goddesses moving around. This will leave you mesmerising. Must visit. The ambience was so soothing.

Thirukameeswarar temple it is located Villianur. It is for away 8km from pondicherry union territory.The temple is an ancient temple worshipped Lord SHIVA.lond ago the place was vilvam tree forest. The king was affected by stomach pain and pray God SHIVA cured.Any patient visit and pray God there will be cured.

A very ancient Sivan temple in Villianur, Pondicherry. A big pond is well maintained. The temple is clean and tidy. A must visited tourist place.

Sri Kokilambikai sametha Sri Kameeswarar temple is situated in the village of Villianur, Pondicherry. The temple, built in the 11th century, is quite large covering 2 acres of land, with both the temple and the temple pond contained within the temple walls. The architecture of the temple is in concentric rectangles with the first one housing the pillars and temple pond, while the inner one houses the sanctum sanctorum as well as goshta devatas As you enter the temple, on your left, you will notice Nandiswarar with his consort, Suyasha, which is a rare sculpture. There is a kodimaram and Prasava Nandi in front of the main Nandi statue in front of the sanctum sanctorum. The temple is revered for healing skin diseases as King Dharmapala Cholan is believed to have been rid of leprosy after praying to the Lord here and bathing in the temple pond, Hruthapa Nasini Lord Kameeswarar is a Swayambhu (self-mainfested) here and is believed to have blessed Lord Brahma after He realized his mistake of lying about finding Lord Shiva's head. Lord Brahma prayed in a forest of Vilwa (Bilwa) trees, which was called Vilwanur, which over time came to be called as Villianur Goshta devatas are quite large and well decorated/ well maintained in this temple with Lord Ganesha, Dakshinamoorthy, Ranganatha, Lingothbavar, Valli Devasena sametha Subramanya swamy, Brahma, Devi, Chandikeswarar, Kalabairavar, Chandran, and Sooryan along with Nayanmars & Navagrahas being present Temple is generally well maintained with sufficient number of priests to take care of aarukaala (6 times of the day) pooja. Google Maps leads you to one of the crowded entrances on the market street, however if you go 100 metres to the front and take a right, you have sufficient parking space on the side street. There is a large temple chariot in front of the Maps location This is a really ancient, religiously significant Hindu temple for Lord Shiva in this region, so if you're in Pondicherry, please try and gain the blessings of Lord Shiva at this at least 1000-1200 years old temple!

Very clean and neat maintenance overall temple,

800 years old temple , A spiritual place and yearly once car festival is there....

Good newly renovated old Lord shiva temple .. All facilities available.. One of favorite place to visit regularly..

Divine and peaceful. Temple pond is the best place to spend the eve :)

One of the most ancient temples of this region. Spacious fairly well maintained,now tiling being done for the outer pragaaram.

Maha Shivaratri festival celebrated grandly every year. This year it happened on 01.03.2022 (Tuesday).

One of the oldest temple of puducherry which had a backdated history. Checknout the majetic kovil pond inside. You can park your vehicle in side entrance of the temple.