Moolavar: Sri Thulaseeswarar
Amman: Sri Vilvavananayagi
Place: Kolathur Village, Singaperumal koil
When lord Shiva was getting Married to Godess Parvathi, all the devas, Rishis and Gandharvas went to ‘Kailash’ to view this great Thirukalyanam due to which, the Northern side of the Earth sank.
To level this , Lord Shiva sent sage Agasthiya to the Southern side of the Earth. Sage Agasthiya came to the Southern side of Earth and installed 108 Lingas and performed pooja. Lord Thulaseeswarar is one of the 108 Lingas.
Sage Agasthiyar has performed abishekam to the Lord Thulaseeswarar by erecting a Thadagam and performed poojas with Konnai Malar and thulasithalam. That day was Puratasi Powrnami. Lord Thulaseeswarar was pleased by the poojas performed by Sage Agasthiyar and blessed him in the form Ardhanariswarar. Lord Thulaseeswarar is of Ardhanarieswarar lingam.
The lingam is 5ft in length and with a wide square with Avudayar. The idol is facing East and slightly turned towards Eesanya Moolai.
The temple was built during the reign of Vikrama Chola and from the sculptures at the temple, it is understood that the sculptures belonged the period of Vikrama Cholan (1123). This temple is more than 900 years old. The village Kolathur’s ancient name was ‘Sembian Kolathur’. The name ‘Sembian’ denotes Chola kings.
This village is very famous for Sama Vedic scholars. In this village there are two temples one of Sri Amodhavalli Thayar samedha Sri Thirunarayana Perumal and Sri Vilvavananayagi samedha Sri Thulaseeswarar Temple.
This village is situated at about 5 kms from Singaperumal koil (western side). Singaperumal koil lies on G.S.T from Chennai to Chengelpet
The temple open from 8:00 AM
Contact: Kurukal @ 9444022133
Location:
Sri Thulaseeswarar Temple, Singaperumal koil
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