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Pamani / Pambani temple, Mannarkudi.  

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  1. Pamani:













    This is one of 275 Devara Sthalam. The Place is Thiru Padhaleecharam / Pampani about 2Kms from Mannarkudi on the banks of River Pamani with two prakaram.








    We see Ganapathy and Nagar outside the temple in a small shed.









    As we enter inside the main gate we see 16 pillar mandapam to right side.








    Dwajasthambam is seen in front with Pradosha Nandi in front of it facing Lord Siva.







    We see Dwara Ganapathy and Dwara Subramanyar to either side of the temple entrance near Dwajasthambam.








    Main Deity is Swayambu Lingam known as Arulmigu Naganadhar and his consort known as Amirtha Nayaki Amman.



    Teertham is known as Naga teertham and Sthala vruksham is Mango tree. Adiseshan from Padalokam worshipped Lord Siva of this place, hence the place is known as Padaleecharam, and deity as Naganadhar. There are imprints of snake on Siva lingam.




    As we go around the prakaram we see Vinayakar, Murugan, Pancha lingam Gaja Lakshmi, Durgai, Saraswathy, Surya, Bairavar and Badrakali.








    We see Vilva tree with nine leaves in the temple, which is a rare species




    Stone inscriptions are there in the temple. Thiru Gyana Sambandhar and Sundarar have sung hymns on Lord Siva of this temple.

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Pallavaneecharam temple, poompuhar.  

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  1. Pallavaneecharam:



    This is one of 275 Siva Devara Sthalam. The place is also known as Kaveripoom pattinam, and Poompuhar. This place is about 16 kms SE of Seergazhi, 4 kms south of Thiruvenkadu, and about ½ kilometer distance from Thiruchaaikadu. The temple has a Raja gopuram of five storeys with single prakaram facing east.







    Main Deity is Swayambu Lingam known as Arul Migu Pallavaneeswarar and his consort known as Sri Soundara Nayaki Amman. Sthala Vruksham is mullai (jasmine). Teertham is known as Janavi, which is in front of the temple and sangam.



    Palllava king’s worshipped Lord Siva here hence the place is known as pallavaneecharam. Kalava muni worshipped Lord Siva of this place. This is birth place of Eyarpagai Nayanar.



    Purana says Sivanesa chettiar and his wife Gyanabalambikai, had a son named Thiruven kadar, who was in Gurukulam of Sivachariyar of Thiruvenkadu. Thiruvenkadar had his Siva Deeksha from Sivachariyar and worshipped Lord Siva.



    Thiruvenkadar got married to Sivakalai and with blessings of Lord Mahadevar he had a son named Marudhavanar. Once after his trading, Marudhavanar returned home in his ship, full of husk. His father was unhappy by this act. Marudhavanar gave a box to his mother, with a note in it, and he disappeared.




    Madhuvanar took, Sanyasa ashram and composed songs, about Lord Siva, in the name of Pattinathaar. We see a separate sanctum for him, in this temple.This is the birth place of Pattinathaar and in Thiruvotriyoor we see his Siva Samadhi.



    There are Stone inscriptions seen in the temple. Sambandhar sang hymns on Lord Siva of this place.



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Koothanoor saraswathy and Seeyathamangai Temple.  

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  1. Kutthanoor:


    This is the only temple for Goddess Saraswathy in Tamil Nadu. The place is known as Thiru Tilathaipadhi.






    This is a small temple with single prakaram. There are shops in front selling Note books, Pencil, Pen, along with regular pooja items, which we normally find at shops near the temple. Devotees buy notebooks, pencils and pens, and slate according to their requirement and they give these things to prohit, who place it near Goddess Saraswathy and returns it back.



  2. Seeyathamangai:


    This is one of the 275 Devara sthalams. The place is about 1 ½ kms from Thiru Marugal, and 3 kms from Tittacheri on the banks of River Mudikondan.






    The temple is under renovation. Main deity is Swayambu Lingam known as Ayavantheeswarar facing west and his consort Eru malar kannamai, / Thailambikayar, facing west in separate temple within the same premises.



    There is a small mandapam for nandhi in front of the main sanctum As we go around the temple we see beautiful sculpture of Durgai, Dakshina Moorthy, and Kshetrapalakar. A stone idol of Navaneetha Krishnan is seen in the temple.



    Outer prakaram we see a small sanctum for saneeswarar. Brahma teertham is the pushkarani of the temple which is seen in front of the temple



    Purana says Lord Brahma worshipped Lord Siva here, hence the name Ayavanthy. This is birth place of Thiru Neelanakka Nayanar, who worshipped Lord Siva here. Once he when he went to worship Lord Siva, here with his wife. At that time a spider fell on Siva Lingam in the sanctum.


    Nayanar’s wife tried to remove the spider on the Lingam by blowing air with her mouth. Nayanar was annoyed by her act, and he said what she did was wrong. He left her and stayed back in the temple that night. In his dream that night, Lord Siva showed him that all other place, except the place spider fell was wounded. Nayanar realised his mistake and he joined his wife.



    Sambandhar sang hymns on Lord Siva of this place.





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