This is very near the Patteeswaram temple and a padal petra sthalam
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is in the town of Avur 12 kms south of Kumbakonam on the Patteeswaram valangaiman road. It is situated 6 kms east from thirukarugavur
LEGENDS AND STORIES:
The story of Shiva manifesting here on the prayers of nandini daughter of the divine cow Kamadhenu also called Patti (calf). who prayed for a relief from Vashista’s curse is the origin here.
The Nayanmar Tirumoolar saw a herd of cows lamenting the death of their herdsman out of pity he entered the body of the dead herds man and sung 3000 verses on lord Shiva here.
The temple is built at a height to prevent elephants from entering and is called Maada kovil by the king Kochengat Cholan another nayanmar associated with the legend of Jambukeswaram atTiruvanaikaval. He built 70 such temples
The temple finds verses in its honour composed by thirugnana sambandar
Dasaratha did penance here and got rid of the pithru dosha so he could beget sons.There are 5 bhairavas inside who are prayed to, for getting rid of pithru karma dosham.
Dasaratha constructed the temple with Pankajavalli ambal but a divine voice directed him to the Bhairava idols and Mangalanayaki buried in the pond which were unearthed and placed here so there are two ambals
The lord subramanian here does not have a spear but has a bow as weapon like Sri Rama
As you climb the steep stairs we come to the main praharam housing the Shivalinga
and both the Ambals with bhairavars
Dasaratha doing Shiva puja
The temple well accessible at two levels
Murugan with a Villu not a Vel
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