Kanadukathan

Kanadukathan is a Town Panchayat in the Karaikudi Taluk of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.DemographicsIn 2001, Kanadukathan had a population of 4,795 people. Of these, 10% were under 6 years of age. The town is evenly split between males and females. Kanadukathan has a literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 63.4%. According to the Indian census, the male literacy rate is 80% and the female literacy rate is 67%.SpecialitiesKanadukathan is most famous for its Chettinad cuisine and for the architecture of its houses, whose main entrances are shaped to resemble those of temples.Famous temples Chettiar Oorni Vinayagar Temple Ponnazhagi Amman Temple Maatta Oorni Vinayagar Temple Chettinad Siva Temple Ayyanar Temple Vairava Vinayagar Temple Paramanur Kali amman Temple mangala Anjaneyar Temple Sundaramoorthy Vinayagar Temple Nagamuthu Mariamman Temple Varadaraja Perumal Temple Sri Padhmavathi Thayar & Vengatesha Perumal Temple deventhira vinayagar TempleEvents Festival of the Goddess of Beauty is a 10-day festival held in May every year. Hari Poojai is held in May every year. Sivarathiri is held in March. During Shivaratri, people take kavadi from Pazhaiyur to the Solai Andavar Temple . festival of the nagamuthu mariamman temple chiththira full moon day function is a 10 days festival held in April-May every year