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Temple info -2971. Sivathandeswarar Temple, Sendurai,Ariyalur. சிவ தாண்டேஸ்வரர் கோயில்,செந்துறை,அரியலூர்

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 Temple info -2971 கோயில் தகவல்-2971 Shiva Thandeswarar Temple, Sendurai, Ariyalur Shiva Thandeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Sendurai Town in Sendurai Taluk in Ariyalur District of Tamil Nadu. The Temple is also called as Sendurai Mahadevar Temple. Presiding Deity is called as Shiva Thandeswarar / Theerkapureeswarar and Mother is called as Prashanna Nayagi. The Temple conducts 4 rituals daily. This temple is administrated by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department Tamilnadu. Legends Theerkapureeswarar: Once, a forest near this place was called as Neivanam. A Maha Siddha used to live in this forest. Hence, the village came to be called as Siddhar Thurai. Later it got corrupted to Sendurai. It is believed that the Siddha created a lake and named as Siddhar Eri. Now the same lake was called as Siddheri. It is also believed that the Siddhar installed a Shiva Linga under a Vilwam tree and started worshipping Lord Shiva. He acquired...