Thirukadaiyur is a temple in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the place where Lord Shiva protected Markandeya from Yama (Lord of Death) when he was about to take the boy to hell. Hence, this temple is supposed to give long life to couples beyond 60 or 80. A brahmin function called Sashtiaptha poorthi is celebrated when the husband reaches 60 and Sadhabishegam when he reaches 80.

We wanted to take our parents to Thirukadaiyur. When I tried searching the Net for the route and time that it takes to reach Thirukadaiyur and about the the place to stay etc., I could not find any proper site with all required information. Thought it would be useful if I write a blog for other netizens who might want to visit this temple in TamilNadu.

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