About trip

About Temple:Vellimalainathar Temple (Rajathagreeswarar Temple) is a Hindu temple located at Thiru Thangur
in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu.The historical name of the place is Tiru Thengur.

• Moolavar : Vellimalai Nathar
• Amman / Thayar : Perianayaki
• Thala Virutcham : Coconut
• Theertham : Sivagangai
• Old year : 1000-2000 years old
• Historical Name : Tiru Thengur
• Location : Thiru Thangur,Tiruvarur,Tamil Nadu.

History:

• It is one of the shrines of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Thevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Thirugnana Sambandar. 
• This is the 233rd Devaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam and 116th Sthalam on the south side of River Cauvery in Chozha Nadu.
• The temple is facing west. It is believed that west facing temples are more merciful than the ones facing
  east. 
• A great Saint Vamadeva had said in his treatise that West looking Shiva darshan will be 1000 times
  more beneficial to the devotee.
•  No great festivals are celebrated in the temple. Only usual pujas are
  followed. There is Kodimaram and Rajagopuram.
  
• Lord is also known as Rajathagiri Easwara – Rajatha in Sanskrit and Velli in Tamil mean Silver and Giri
  means mount. His consort, Parvati, is known as Periyanayagi. The shrine of Mother Periyanayagi is on
  the right side of the entrance.
• There are also Navagraha Lingas in the temple comprising the attributes of the nine planets. 
• The
  Navagraha Lingas named after the planets-Sun, Moon, Mars-Sevvai or Mangal, Mercury the Budha, Guru
  the Jupiter, Venus the Shukra, Sani the Saturn and the two serpent planets Rahu and Ketu are
  maintained safely in the temple. 
• These Lingas are in the prakara in a line in various sizes-big and small.
  
• It is the faith of the devotees that all adverse planetary aspects will be relieved by worshipping these
  Lingas that had merged with Lord Shiva during a Rahu-Ketu transition period. Besides these Lingas, the
  temple has the traditional Navagraha shrine too. 
• There was a tank here with both white and red Lotus
  flowers. It is now dry.
• There are also shrines for Naalvar, Somaskandar, Vinayagar, Subramaniyar, Mahalakshmi, Saneeswarar;
  Navagrahas worshiped Lingams, Maha Bairavar and Suryan. Narthana Vinayagar, Dhakshinamoorthy,
  Lingothpavar, Brahma, and Durgai are located in Koshta. 
• Inscriptions belong to Rajarajan III, Kulothunga
  III and Rajendra III period can be seen in this temple.
  

Itinerary

Day 1 - Thiruvarur Sightseeing

Pick up from Theni/Dindigul. Proceeding towards Thiruvarur Hotel Check in. Then proceed to visit Veerataneswarar Temple, Thiruvirkudi, Arulmigu Abathsahyeswarar Temple. Arulmigu Saraswathi Temple. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 2 - Thiruvarur Sightseeing

After Refreshment and Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Then proceed to visit Vellimalainathar Temple, Thiruthangur. Sri Agnieeswarar Temple sri Seshapureeswarar Temple. Then Starting Our Journey Towards Theni/Dindigul.