Moolavar: Sri Pasupatheeswarar
Amman: Sri Simha Priya Ambal
Pasupatheeswarar temple is actually a private temple. Originally, it was built for the purpose of private worship for a saint called Gnanacheri Gnanigal. During 17th - 18th centuries, there was an Advaita philosopher, Carnatic composer and a saint named Sadashiva Brahmendra. During that period, he was very popular in the region of the current Tamilnadu state. It is believed that in the earlier births, he was born as Dattatreya, Ugra Pandya, Aanaya Nayanar, Vilvamangala Swamigal and Abirami Bhattar. In the later part of his life, Swamiji became a Mouna Guru and never spoke. It is believed that Swamiji took rebirth in the 20th century in Tamilnadu.
He started a religious organization called Gnanacheri in 1979 CE and hence the devotees called him as Gnanacheri Gnanigal. Pasupatheeswarar temple is built in Gnanacheri. The temple dedicated to Shiva and the shrines dedicated to Varadaraja Perumal, Anjaneya and Prathyangira Devi all were built for private worship for Swamiji. The kumbhabhishekam of the temple took place in 1999 CE.
The Pasupatheeswarar shrine is the main section of the east facing temple, which has five tiered tower (Raja gopuram). Ganesha, Dakshinamurti, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Vishnu Durga are found as the niche images around the walls of the sanctum. Chandikeshwarar sub shrine is found in its usual location. In the prakara, the sub shrines of Ganesha and Murugan with his two consorts are situated. Dattatreya, Adigalar, Surya, Chandra, Bhairava and Navagraha are some of the other deities found in this section of the temple. A small stucco idol of Hanuman in tall pillar is also situated.
In the prakara of Pasupatheeswarar shrine, a separate east facing shrine along with a front side mandapam is found for Varadaraja Perumal. Varadaraja Perumal is found along with his consorts Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi in the main shrine. There is a small north facing sub shrine for the Goddess Kanaga Valli and two small sub shrines of Garuda and Hanuman facing towards Varadaraja are all situated in the mandapam. The wall behind the shrine has the niche image of Krishna playing flute.
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