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 Temple info -714 கோயில் தகவல் -714 Azhagiya Koothar Temple (Veera Pandiswarar Temple), Kattarimangalam, Thoothukudi Azhagiya Koothar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Kattarimangalam Village in Sathankulam Taluk in Thoothukudi District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Veera Pandiswarar and Mother is called as Nalla Thavam Nachiyar. The Temple is also called as Veera Pandiswarar Temple. It is one of Pancha Natarajar Sthalams. Natarajar here is called as Azhagiya Koothar. The sthapathy who created the Chidambaram Nataraja moorthy is said to have created five Moorthies. Apart from Chidambaram, the other four moorthies are present in the following temples around Thirunelveli: Kari Soozhntha Mangalam, Kattarimangalam, Mela Karuvelankulam and Chepparai. Legends There was a king by name Singa Varman who ruled Uthiradhesam. Singa Varman was tyrant ruler and his people suffered a lot. Later he changed to be a good-hearted man and decided to go to forest ...

 Temple info -715 கோயில் தகவல் -715 Soundara Pandeeswar Temple (Natarajar Temple), Mela Karuvelankulam, Thirunelveli Soundara Pandeeswar Temple (Natarajar Temple) is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Mela Karuvelankulam Village near Kalakkad in Thirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. It is located at around 2 kms North of Kalakkad. This is one of the popular Natarajar temples of Tamilnadu. This is located at the foot of the Pothigai hill. Legends This temple is believed to built by Jatavaraman Sundara Chola Pandya, the son of Rajendra Chola I. During his rule in Madurai, his daughter was affected with chronic illness. Despite treatment by the best physicians of madurai region, her illness was never cured. Once, a learned man visited his court and advised him to take his daughter around his kingdom. He also instructed when you saw a tank circumbulated by elephants, immediately stop and ask your daughter to bath in that tank. Her chronic illness will be cured once she took bath in ...

 Temple info -716 கோயில் தகவல் -716 Kanaga Sabapathy Temple, Karisulndamangalam, Thirunelveli Kanaga Sabapathy Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Karisulndamangalam Village near Cheranmahadevi in Thirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. This is one of the Pancha Natarajar Sthalams in Thirunelveli District. The sthapathy who created the Chidambaram Natarajar idol created five idols including this. The others are: Kattarimangalam, Mela Karuvelankulam and Chepparai. Legends Pancha Nataraja Sthalams: In Chola Nadu lived a sthapathy by name Namasivaya Muthu. He made five Nataraja idols and had them installed in 5 temples. Thus Lord Sri Nataraja’s ‘Ananda Dance’ has been represented through these five Pancha loka idols installed in Chidambaram, Chepparai, Kattarimangalam, Karisulndamangalam and Karuvelankulam.  Nataraja Abode in Karisulndamangalam: There is a story to the making of five Nataraja idols by one sthapathy. During that period, Kattarimangalam was ruled by Veera...

 Temple info -364 கோயில் தகவல் -364 Chepparai Natarajar Temple, Thirunelveli Chepparai Natarajar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Rajavallipuram near Thirunelveli Town in Thirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. It is also called as Azhagiya Kootthar and Sivagami Ambal Temple. It is situated on the banks of Tamirabarani River. Locals also refer to it as Chepparai. It is one of Pancha Natarajar Sthalams. The sthapathy who created the Chidambaram Nataraja moorthy is said to have created five Moorthies. Apart from Chidambaram, the other four moorthies are present in the following temples around Thirunelveli: Kari Soozhntha Mangalam, Kattarimangalam, Mela Karuvelankulam and Chepparai. This temple is just 1000-2000 years old in this region. The Temple is located at about 14 Kms from Thirunelveli. The Temple is very famous for Arudra Dharshan. It has the equal history of Chidambaram. That is why this place is also called as “South Chidambaram” or “South Thillai”. It is unbeli...

#Mystictemplesseenbyme# 66. Thillai Natarajar Temple,Chidambaram,TN My marriage took place on 10.05.1989 @ Neyveli. As evening was free we visited Thillai Natatajar koil at Chidambaram. We exchanged garland in front of the deity and prayed.  Nataraja Temple, also referred to as the Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja – Shiva as the lord of dance – in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple has mythical roots and a Shiva shrine existed at the site when the town was known as Thillai.Chidambaram, the name of the city and the temple literally means "atmosphere of wisdom" or "clothed in thought", the temple architecture symbolizes the connection between the arts and spirituality, creative activity and the divine. The temple wall carvings display all the 108 karanas from the Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni, and these postures form a foundation of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance. Religion Affiliation Hind...