Shri Akhilandeshwari sametha Shri Sundareshwarar Temple at Triloki near Kumbakonam

Once in a way you land up in a small temple and the experience is euphoric due to the hidden gems here.I was visiting Thirupanandal from Kumbakonam and saw that there was another temple nearby 10 kms and visited the same and what a great sight I saw inside. Two exquisite rare sculptures depicting  Rathi Manmatha inside and Shiva Parvati riding Nandi (vrushabarooda) outside with Dakshinamurthy standing

How to reach:
 On the Aduthurai Thirupanandal road just 1 km before the Thirupanandal road is a road leading inside to triloki the temple is 4-5 kms inside.

Entrance

Legends and stories:

The place has a perumal temple, a miniature of Gangaikonda cholapuram temple built by Rajendra chola. Triloki was the birth place of Trilokya maadevi one of the wives of Raja raja Chola I  and the temples were built by her here

This was the place where Manmatha was brought back to life and re united with Rathi as per her prayers

The Dakshinamurthy here is not sitting as usual he is standing in front of Shiva and Parvathy on Nandi

The Temple is recommended for therapy of couples having differences and to facilitate a happy married life

Both figures have their arms around each other . It is a single stone carving

The priest very patiently enplaned all the features to us ,This statue is present right inside at the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum

Outside on the North east is the enclosure of the Vrushabharooda

View from the Vrushaba rooda sannidhi

once you come outside you have the koshta vigrahas and the resplendent Vrishabha rooda shiva in a seperate enclosure

Dakshinamurthy is standing on the right in front of the statue

The back side of the statue has a Shivalinga carved which can be seen in the reflection in the mirror behind (not in this pic)

closer view

Shri Abathsahayeshwara Ezhvar kudali amman temple -Aduthurai -A padal petra sthalam

Having travelled through Aduthurai betwen Kumbakonak and Mayavaram I had an opurtunity to visit this temple kast week.It is a fairly busy place and the temple is easily found,

How to reach:
 I travelled from Kumbakonam and took the right turn after the bus stand and in 3 kms I took aleft and eached the temple.
It can also be reached from Maruthuvakudi from the south as well as Thiruneelakudi on the Kumbakonam Karaikal road

Main entrance

Legends and Stories:

The original name of aduthurai is "Then Kurangu Aduthurai" (the southern place where monkeys played). It was the place where sugriva came for protection when Vali chased him The Shiva here (Aabathsahayar) transformed him into a swan and hid him on top of the Sthala vriksham to protect him from the wrath of Vali. There are sculptures inside to attest to this fact enlarge the photo below and you can see

Sugriva offering worhip to Shiva

Entrance to the Main Sanctum

entrance to Amman sannidhi

Koshta vigrahas

Statues for Thirugnana sambandarand other nayanmars who visited this temple