About trip

About Temple:Seeyathamangai Ayavandeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Seeyathamangai in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India. Seeyathamangai is also written as Siyathamangai and Tiruchaathamangai. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Ayavantheeswarar.

• Moolavar :Ayavantheeswarar /
  Brahmapureeswarar
• Amman / Thayar : Ubaya Pushpaviloshini / Irumalarkkannammai
• Thala Virutcham : Kondrai.
• Theertham : Chandra
  Theertham and Suriya Theertham.
• Old year : 1000-2000 years old
• Location : Siyathanmangai,Nagapattinam,Tamil Nadu.

History:

• It is one of the shrines of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar. 
• This is the 198th Devaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam and 81st Sthalam on the south side of river Cauvery in Chozha Naadu. 
• This Place is called as Tiruchathamangai and now known as Seeyathamangai.
• This is a south facing temple with five tiered Rajagopuram. Ayavantheeswarar is facing south and his
  consort Eru malar Kannammai is in a separate shrine within the same premises. 
• The Temple is
  surrounded by a granite wall on all sides. First Praharam houses shrines for Chandran, Sanibhagavan
  (placing his foot over Crow), Sapthamatharkal, Bhairavar, Navagraham, Mahalingam, Viswanathar with
  Visalakshi and Vinayagar.
  
• Inside the premises Subramaniyar, Mahalakshmi, Nalvar, Thiru Neelanakka Nayanar with his consort
  Mangayarkarasi, Somaskandhar, Mahaganpathy and a separate idol of Navaneetha Krishnan are seen in
  this temple. 
• Koshta moortham are Dakshinamoorthy, Narthana Ganapathi, Lingothpavar, Brahma,
  Pichaadanar, Durgai and Arthanariswarar.
  
• Sapthamatharkal are facing north near the temple outer prakaram wall. 
• Ambal is located in a separate
  temple with Suryan, Vinayagar, and Subramaniyar. 
• Ambal with four hands in standing posture looks cute
  in parrot green colour saree. Nandhi is in a little elevated position.
  

Trip Overview

DAY 1 - Nagapattinam Sightseeing

Proceed towards Nagapattinam. Then transfer to Hotel. Hotel Check In. Then proceed to visit Dutch Fort. Kayarohanaswamy Temple. Sikkal Singaravelar Temple. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 2 - Nagapattinam Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Then Proceed towards Seeyathamangai Ayavandeeswarar Temple. Soundaryaraja Perumal Temple. Nellukadai Mariamman Temple. Finally drop at Railway Junction / Airport.