Moolavar: Sri Thiyagaraja swamy
Amman: Sri Kamalambikai Amman
Very old temple, history unknown,located inside the hill area. Sithar installed this long back near a well. Village people built this temple very recently with all prahara murthies. Moolavar facing west and ambal facing south.
Daily orukala abhisegam done by sivanadiyar. He can be reached in his mobile 9444813068
Moolavar: Sri Theertheswarar
Amman: Sri Thiripura Sundari Ambal
A very old and beautiful temple located right behind the famous Veera Raghava Perumal Temple in Thiruvallur District. The temple belongs to the Pallava period and is completely built in granite stones. The Temple is located facing the huge temple tank of Veera Raghava Perumal temple.
The highlight of the temple is that both the swamy Sannidhi of Theertheeswarar and the shrine of Ambal Tripura Sundari are facing the east direction and between the two is the Sannidhi for Murugan representing the somaskandar form.
The name of swamy was known as Maal-Vinay-Thereetha swamy which simply means the one who removed the distress for Thirumaal or Maha Vishnu which in later times became Theertheshwarar.
The temple has just one prakara. As usual, the dhwajasthmbam,, bali peedam and Nandi are located facing the sanctum sanctorum.
The temple is very peaceful and serene and a must visit in Thiruvallur District
Contact: The temple has two kala pujai and Ravi kurukal can be reached on 9500843667
Location: Sri Theertheswarar Temple, Theerthapuri, Thiruvallur
Moolavar: Sri Agatheeswarar
Amman: Sri Akilandeswari
2000+years old temple in Kolathur area, beautifully maintained. Since sage agathiyar worshipped this lingam hence named as Agatheeswarar. Very small square aavudayar facing east. Ambal is also facing east in this temple which is unique. Big outer compound and trees enriching the temples beauty.
Kariya sithi vinayagar facing south. Dakshinamurthy, lingothbhavar, murugar, Bramma, Sandikeswarsr, and Vishnu Durgai housed in the inner prakaram.
Many inscriptions and sculptures are available in the pillars of inner mandapam.
Contact: Archagar Prabu can be reached at 9444108378
Moolavar: Sri Villeeswarar
Amman: Sri Vedhanayagi Amman
Idikarai is around 16 Kms from Coimbatore city on the Mettupalayam Road.The place is situated between two streams coming down from the nearby hills. As it is between two Karais ( banks ) of the streams, it was called Iru Karai which later became Idikarai. The temple is that of Sri Vedanayaki sametha Sri Villeeswarar ( Villeswarara Paramudayar ). There are number of epigraphic evidences in the form of inscriptions confirming the antiquity of this ancient temple.
There are three temples in close proximity. They are in a straight line- this temple, Shri Kalakaleswarar of Kovilpalayam and Shri Virundeeswarar of Vadamadurai.Hence worshipping in all these three temples in a single day, is considered very auspicious. The same king- Karikalan- constructed all these three temples and there is an underground passage linking all the three. This was used by the King during the war times.
Sri Rama is believed to have worshipped this Lord and was blessed with the Holy Bow ( Vil in Tamil ). Hence He is called Villeeswarar. The presence of Shri Kodandaramar temple in the nearby Govindanaickenpalayam further confirms this legend. There is another legend that this Lord was worshipped by the hunter community whose main weapon was Vil. This gives rise to the name of the Lord as Villeeswarar.
The construction of these temples by Karikalan commenced after the soothsaying by a Gypsy Lady so that the kingdom would flourish and the illness of the King’s sons cured. This is believed to be the 29th out of the 36 temples constructed by him. The temple was constructed after clearing the land full of Vilwa trees. Durga who was occupying this place demanded her sacrifices. The King agreed to this demand and gave a cock, goat and swine, after constructing the Shiva temple.
The Lord is a Swayambumurthy on whose forehead there are three straight lines ( like the Vibhuthi pattais ). There is a small Nandi in front of the Lord. The rays of the Sun fall on the Lingam between 14th and 16th of Tamil month Panguni ( Mar-Apl ). The Navagrahams are installed just a foot above the ground level which is rather unusual. Devotees write their requests on pieces of paper and submit to the planets. They believe that their problems are taken care of within 30 days.
Mother Vedanayaki is housed in a separate shrine. Instead of simham she got Nandhi infront of her which is unique here.
Contact: Mr.Ravi can be reached at 8883344099 for any poojas.
Moolavar: Sri Parasurameswarar
Amman: Sri Parvadhavardhini Ambal
A good 5000 years old sivalingam that was found under the ground and was worshipped by Parasuramar himself.
Once upon a time, Sage Maharishi Jamadagni along with his wife Renukadevi and son Bhargava lived in a forest. They built an ashram and lived there. Then one day the king who ruled that place wandered into the forest and found the ashram there. When he went there, the king was welcomed by sage Jamadagni and entertained him with good food. When the king asked how they were able to make such rich food, the Maharishi said that it was because of the Gomatha that they grow. The king immediately said, "Let this cow be offered to me and I will do good to the people."
But Maharishi refused to give the cow saying that this cow was like his own mother. Therefore, the king got angry and ordered his guards to bring the cow to the palace and brought the cow to the palace. Bhargava Jamadagni’s son got to know about this incident and immediately went to the palace and asked the king to give back the cow. King refused. Bhargava killed the king and rescued the cow and came to the ashram. Seeing this, the father said that you have committed a great sin and that you should repent to Lord Shiva, who watches over the whole world. Then the king's sons, killed Maharishi. Seeing this, Bhargava vowed that he would make the Kshatriya clan cry. Bhargava did penance towards lord Shiva and got a weapon called Parasu, and since then was known as Parasurama.
Parasurama consecrated the Siva Lingam here the Swayambu idol, and took water from the nearby pool and performed Pooja. The theertha is known as Parasuraman theertha and from that day the swamy was known as Parasurameswaram.
Later years Chalukyas built the temple and as years went by it was completely ruined and recently it has been rebuilt to its current glory by a group of individuals and temple volunteers.
Contact: The care taker of the temple Sri Kapilan can be reached at 9026791234 for fixing any pujas or offerings
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