About Temple:This is one of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 4th Shiva Sthalam in Nadu Naadu. Lord Shiva in this temple is a Swayambumurthi (self-manifested).This is the birth place of Saint Thiru Neelakanta Yazhpanar.The last consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabishekam) took place on 02.09.1996.
Sage Viyakrapathar, also called “Pulikkal Munivar” in Tamil, whose legs are believed to have been like those of a tiger (tiger is puli in Tamil), worshiped the lord here. Also, the Sthala Viruksham of this temple is the white “erukku” (Calotropis) plant, hence this place gets the name “Erukkathampuliyur” (“Atham” means forest in Tamil). Now this village is called as Rajendra Pattinam.
Shrines and idols of Lords Kodi Vinayakar, Murugan with his consorts, Kasi Viswanathar and Visalakshi, Sreenivasa Perumal, Mahalakshmi, Anjaneyar, Nalvar, Thiru Neelakanta Yazhpanar and his wife Madhanga Soolamani Ammaiyar, Sekkizhar, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma, Lingothbawar, Goddess Durgai, Chandikeswarar, Navagraham, Suriyan, Chandiran, Saneeswaran, Bala Ganapathi, Bala Murugan and Ruthirasanmar can be seen in the corridors.
Lots of white Erukku plants can be seen in the outer corridor of this temple.
Goddess Parvathi’s shrine is on the left side of Lord Shiva’s shrine. Both these shrines are in the same direction.
It is believed that Lord Suryan (Sun) worships Lord Shiva of this temple by directing his rays on the lingam for five days from March 16 to 20 (Tamil month Pankuni 3 to 7).
Those suffering from speech impairment visit this temple and worship the lord here in order to seek relief.
It is also believed that those seeking “santhana prapthi” (child boon) can pray to the lord here.
Itinerary
Pick up from Theni/Dindigul.
Proceeding towards Cuddalore.
Hotel Check in.
Then proceed to visit Singirikudi Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple.
Bhuvaraha Swami Temple.
Padaleeswarar Temple.
Come back to Hotel.
Overnight stay at Hotel.
After Refreshment and Breakfast at Hotel.
Check out from Hotel.
Then proceed to visit Sri Deyva Nayaga Perumal Temple.
Sri Kumaraswamy and Sri Virar Mulaiyammai Temple at Erukkathampuliyur (Rajendra Pattinam)
Then Starting Our Journey Towards Theni/Dindigul.
What 's Included
We can provide stay for ( 2*, 3*, 5*, 7* )
1.Solo Traveler
2.Double sharing Rooms
3.Suite Rooms
4.Deluxe Rooms
5.Royal Suite Rooms
6.Home stay
( as per requirement )
From Trip start to till end the Tour Guide will be take care
Local Speaking Guide - ( English,Tamil,Hindi,Telugu & Malayalam ) *
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
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All local vehicle transport
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Sri Kumaraswamy and Sri Virar Mulaiyammai Temple - Erukkathampuliyur (Rajendra Pattinam),Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu(276 Shiva Sthalangal)
