Sri Kalyanasundarar temple Thirumananjeri- a padal petra sthalam

This is a very famous temple near Mayavaram famous for wedding related blessings . It is the place where Sivan is called Mappillai samy and weds Parvathy

How to reach

Mayavaram to Thirumananjeri Direct route: 10km without going to Kuthalam (saves 10km since Mayuram-Kuthalam-Thirumananjeri is about 20 km): enter from east/Thirukkadaiyur, take right at Y-Junction (for Kuttalam/Kumbakonam Rd take left here) – go thru bazaar 2km – take left adjacent to the HP Petrol Bunk – take right at T-Jn 300 M away – take left at T-Jn 200 M away – drive 7-8 km straight till you reach a vaaikkal (this is a good tar road 20 feet wide)- when you see a board “Thirumananjeri Temple route’ take right – drive in 8-feet tar/gravel road for 2 km – cross aathuppalam [30 feet wide bridge 50 feet long] – 1 km- enter Thirumananjeri; if you miss the right near the board, proceed straight and join the Kuthalam-Thirumananjer Road where you can take the right.
From Kumbakonam : Take SH64 towards Mayuram, go 16km to Aduthurai, 11 km to Kuthalam, take left 8km to Thirumananjeri = 35 km approx. Faster route but cannot visit Suryanar Temple if you want to.
Another route from Kumbakonam : Take SH64 towards Mayuram, go 16km to Aduthurai, take left 4 km to Suryanar kovil, 6 km to Kanchanur, 9km to Thirumanancheri = 35 km approx
 
This is the temple where Siva got married to Sakthi after she was relieved of her curse of being born as a cow. This temple is famous for prayers for getting married 

Legend:

Once Siva and Vishnu were playing dice (Sokkattan) Parvati was the  judge she ruled that her brother won and Siva was enraged and cursed her to be born as a cow.At once Vishnu took up the role of a cowherd to take care of her and there are a lot of places and temples nearby which are connected to this, There is a sokkattan mandapam in the Sivan koil, There is a cow and calf next to the utsava murthy in the perumal temple and the Lord is called Gosakha here Amaruvi appan in Tamil. The nearby areas of Mandhai, Komal Mekhri Mangalam were all the grazing grounds that the cow and the cowherd visited and there are krishna temples in all these places,At about 20 kms away is the thiruvaduthurai Temple under the aadhinams control where Parvati had papa vimochana and the temple lord here  is Sivan called Go muktheeswarar . The nearby village of Thiruvelvikudi is the place where the homams were done prior to Siva marrying Sakthi. And the wedding was conducted here. The lord of this temple is sivan called Mappillai Swamy
 
when you enter this gate you see the Dhwaja stambha, Vinayaka, bali peetam and Nandi. Beyond this is the inner praharam
Inside there is Natarajar . In front of Natarajar in the south Praharam Lord Kalyanasundarar stands with  Goddess Ambigai  facing east.
The amman is  shree Kokilambal  Sitting in Sukhasana posture as a bride in the wedding platform ( Kalyana Kolam)

 

 
Around the sanctum  Bhikshandar, Balaganapathy, Natarajar, Dakshinamoorthi in a yoga posture are  found. In the west side Lingothbavar, and in North side Brahman, Rahu  and Sri Durga have been installed in a separate sanctum.
Other idols are
Ubhaya Nachiar Lord Mahavishnu, Lakshmi and also the Idols of Bharatha Maharishi( the amman was born as his daughter here), Sembiyan Mahadevi( who renovated the temple), Mallappa Naicker( later ruler who renovated the temple) are installed in the four directions .
In the east the following Idols are seen shree Saneeswara Bhagavan Pachaiyappa Nathar, Rudra Vaneswarar, Pachaiamman and Nayagi Rudravaneswari.

( all photos from the net till I can put up my own)