Temple info -2324 Theneeswarar Temple, Vellalore , Coimbatore வெள்ளலூர் தேனீஸ்வர்ர் கோயில், கோயம்புத்தூர்
Temple info -2324 கோயில் தகவல் -2324 Vellalore Theneeswarar Temple Vellalore Theneeswarar temple: I have already written about Vellalore. It is around 13 kms from Ciombatore. This time I will be covering the Shri Sivakamasundari sametha Shri Theneeswarar Temple here. This is only the second temple in the Coimbatore district where the idols of all the 63 Nayanmars are installed. This is another temple constructed by Karikala Chozhan who had constructed 36 temples in the Kongu region. It is situated close to the Noyyal river. This is an important Kala Bhairava Pooja temple. The old name for this place was Chathurveda Managalam or Bhaskara Kshetram ( as the rays of Sun decorate the Lord on the first day of Tamil month Chithirai- Apl 13 to 15 th ). Though it is more than 1000 years old, during the 14 th century, Allaudin Kilji’s forces destroyed the temple and even the idols were not spared. Thoug...