About trip

About Temple:This is one of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 32nd Shiva Sthalam in Thondai Nadu.Lord Shiva in this temple is a Swayambumurthi (self-manifested).This is one of the three places where the Shiva Lingam is said to have been installed and worshipped by Mahakala Rishi.

• Moolavar : Maha Kaleswarar
• Urchavar : Chandrashekarar
• Amman / Thayar : Kuyilmozhi Nayaki
• Thala Virutcham : Punnai
• Theertham : Makala Theertham
• Agamam / Pooja : Shivagama
• Old year : 1000-2000 years old
• Historical Name : Tiru Irumbai Makalam
• Location : Irumbai,Viluppuram,Tamil Nadu

History:

• It is believed that this temple was built in the 7th century by Chola King Kulothungan III.
• As per the inscriptions on the stone walls of the temple, the village’s name is mentioned as “Iruncheri”.
• Another reasoning behind the name Irumbai is that this place was once densely populated by Iluppai trees and so the village got the name Iluppai. Over a period of time this name got changed to Irumbai.
• This temple is associated with the legend of Kaduveli Siddhar, a famous yogi who lived in the area about five hundred years ago. 
• This temple is also popular with devotees interested in arts and music. They come here to perform poojas and seek the blessings of Goddess Kuyil Mozhi Nayaki to help them attain excellence in their chosen art forms.
• Devotees also pray to Lord Mahakaleshwarar for prosperity and longevity. 
• Shrines for Lords Vinayakar, Subramanyar with his consorts Valli and Daivanai, Natarajar, Dakshinamurthy, Kalabhairava and Chandran (Moon God) can be seen in the corridors.
• The significance of the Navagraham in this temple is that all the nine planets are with their respective consorts - Suryan (Usha and Pradusha), Chandran (Keerthika), Angarakan (Sakthi Devi), Budhan (Gana Devi), Guru (Dhara Devi), Sukran (Sirungini Devi), Sani (Jesta Devi), Raghu (Singi Devi) and Kethu (Chitraleka). 

Itinerary

Day 1 - Viluppuram Sightseeing

Pick up from Theni/Dindigul. Proceeding towards Viluppuram Hotel Check in. Then proceed to visit Serenity Beach Road. Auroville Beach. Auroville Visitors Center. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 2 - Viluppuram Sightseeing

After Refreshment and Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Then proceed to visit Sadhana Forest. Auro Beach. Sri Karaneswar Nataraja Temple. Sri Mahakaleswarar Temple at Irumbai Mahalam Then Starting Our Journey Towards Theni/Dindigul.