About trip

About Temple:Thirunedunkulam Nedungalanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirunedunkulam in the Trichy district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Thirunedungalam. The presiding deity is Shiva, who is locally called Thirunedungalanathar. He is also known as Nithya Sundareswarar.

• Moolavar :Tiru Nedungala Nathar, Nitya Sundareswarar
• Amman / Thayar : Mangala Nayaki, Oppila Nayaki
• Thala Virutcham : Kasthuri, Arali
• Theertham : Agasthya, Sundara Theerthams
• Old year : 1000-2000 years old
• Historical Name : Thiru Nedungalam
• Location: Thiru Nedunkulam,Thiruchirapalli,Tamil Nadu

History:

• This is one of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 8th Shiva Sthalam on the Southern bank of the river Cauveri in Chozha Nadu (Thenkarai).
• Lord Shiva in this temple is a Swayambumurthi (self-manifested).
• This Sthalam is considered to be as sacred as Kasi.
• Saint Thirugnanasambanthar’s pathigam of this temple is very famous and is known as “Idar Kalaiyum Pthigam” (which can be loosely translated as “the Pathigam that removes obstacles”).
• This east facing temple has two corridors and its main tower (Rajagopuram) has 5-tiers.
•  The last consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabishekam) took place on 12.03.2014 and prior to that on 30.06.1999.
• Thiru Nedungalam in Tamil means vast plains. This place has been described as “Nedungala Maanagar” in Devaram. It means that it used to be a large city in the olden days. However, now it is a small village.
• This place is also known as “Dakshina Kailash” (Southern Kailash).
• There are certain stone inscriptions in this temple which date back to the periods of Chola kings Parakesari Varman, Rajarajan, Rajarajan-III, Kulothungan-III and Aditya Karikalan-II. A few other inscriptions date back to the periods of Pandiyas, Hoisala and Vijayanagaram kingdoms.
• The lord here is praised by many names - Nedungalanatha Swamy, Nedungalathu Mahadevar, Nedungalathu Nayanar, Kalanthai Nayakar, Kayilayathu Mahadevar and Sundaramurthy.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Trichy Sightseeing

Morning pick up from Theni. Proceed towards Trichy. Hotel Check in. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Brahmapureeswarar Temple. Rock Fort Ganpati Temple. Jambukeswarar Temple. Overnight stay at Trichy.

Day 2 - Trichy Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Then proceed to visit Kallanai Dam. Butterfly Park Aayiram Kaal Mandapam (1000 stone pillars mandapam) Mukkombu. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Trichy.

Day 3 - Trichy Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. To visit Sri Thirunedungulanathar Swamy Temple. Then proceed towards Theni. Finally drop at Theni.