SPECIAL KOVILKAL

PASUPATHESWARAR -NALAATRUR/NALLAVUR – PAALAIYUR,MAYILADUTURAI

Pasupatheeswarar Sametha Soundaranayaki

Near  Kollumangudi en route to Thirupaapuram Kethusthalam.

Temple more than 700 years old. Moolavar with Nagabaranam. Such Temples are Sarpathosha Nivrthi sthalams

AT the Back side of Sivan sannathi, Sreenivaasa Perumal with Sridevi Boodevi are there .

We can have Darshan of all the Gods in separate Sannathis here Sivan Koil and Perumal Koil in same Campus.

SAARNTAARIKAATHASWAMI,ERUKKAATTAANJERI NEAR TARANGAMBADI

Very Powerful Emabayam Removing Sthalam. Eman who died got life and got up.

Yemanai ezhuppivitta seri Ezhuppivittaancheri  changed as erukkaataancheri.

Agasthiar worshipped for leprosy & got it removed sthalam. Sakalathosah nivarthy, mangalya dosha nivarthy sthalam. Separate Inner temple for Saneeswarar. Sivan got cut wound for Ilankaara muni here.

Good Prarthanai Sthalam for Sashtiaptha poorthy and Sathaabishekam

KARUPPUR PETTIKALIYAMMAN , KARUPPUR

Sundareswarar Sametha Abirami Ambaal Koil, Karuppur near Kumbakonam

In the last stage of King Vikramathithan , Ujjain Kali broken into two Pieces and they were kept in Wooden Box and floated in River. It sided to Land in this area.

Nobody had guts to open the Bos. Small girl opened and kept the box in her hut and doing Poojah. Her hut got ablaze. But the box and Kali in safe form.

Maha Periyavar instructed to keep the Boxin the Sundareswarar Temple and Pray.Thiruvisha only after getting approval from the Kaali.

The Box open and the Kaali face shown to Public only at the time of making Padaiyal to the Kali on specified days.

Brahman Gana Upadesam Petra Sthalam. Inthran,Kuberan,Agasthiyar worshipped here.

PAZHAIYARAI SOMANATHASWAMI KOIL, NEAR PATTEESWARAM

Somanatha Swami Sametha Somakalaambikai Ambaal

Chandran worshipped here.

Birth Place of Amarneethi Naayanaar. 

SRI SUTHARATHNESWAR,OOTATHUR, NEAR TIRUCHI PADAALUR

When Appar wants to sing on this place, he saw full of sivalingas in this place

Hence he stood away by 5 kilomater at Padalur and sang songs on the temples.

As per the legend, Lord Brahma brought the holy water from all over the world and poured in the Brahma Teerth - the holy well in this temple. He got rid of his sin and curse in this temple.

As per another legend, the greatChola king Raja Raja was travelling through this village once. His servants were paving the path by cutting down the plants and removing the grass. In one particular place, they were shocked to find blood oozing out from the ground. It was brought to the king's notice. As per his order, the land was dug and a Shiv Linga idol was discovered; it had a cut on its head. The king built this temple with this Shiv Linga idol as the main deity.

The temple is large with a five tiered tower. The sanctum sanctorum has a big Shiv Linga idol with a small Nandi in the maha mandapa. There is another Nandi idol at a corner in the same mandapa facing the opposite direction; it is believed that the river Nandi originated from the mouth of this idol. There is another Nandi idol which is a beautiful sculpture located near the Brahma Teerth - the holy well. It is rare to find a well in front of the main shrine. The outer area also has a huge Nandi idol near the long dwajastambha and bali peetha.

The temple is full of antique pillars and the pillars have beautiful sculptures. Few pillars even have carvings which are erotic.

The inner prakara has a lot of idols such as 63 Nayanmars, Kailasanathar Shiv Linga, Brahma, Samba Parameswara Shiv Linga, Saraswati, Katyayini, Vishwanathar-Vishalakshi, Gaja Lakshmi, Adikara Nandi and Surya. The sub shrines such as Somaskandar, Chandrasekhar, Murugan (utsava), Subramanya with his consorts and Veerabhadra are located in the same prakara.

The big and beautiful sculptures of Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma, Durga and Chandikeswara are found as Goshta idols surrounding the main shrine wall. Two small shrines - Vinayaka and Bala Murugan are located at the entrance of the maha mandapa. The dwarapalaks sculptures are big and beautiful as usual in the other Chola temples.

There is a separate shrine for a big stone idol of Nataraja and Sivakami; it is rare to find.

The Goddess Akilandeswari's idol is big and found in the standing posture. The idol is located in a separate big shrine in the outer prakara of the temple. This shrine has its own Nandi mandapa and bali peetha. There is a small prakara around the shrine. Iccha, Gnana, Kriya, Chamundi, Brahmi and Varahi sculptures are carved in the wall surrounding the shrine. Ganesha and Subramanya idols are found at the entrance of the shrine. The shrine appears like a separate small temple; it is also facing the east direction similar to the sanctum sanctorum. 

In addition, the temple has a shrine for a beautiful idol of Nataraja and Sivakami. A small four pillared mandapa and the adjoining Navagraha shrine are also located in this temple.