Thanthondreeswarar, Aakkoor, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Siva ate amongst common men, as one in a thousand… Read More Thanthondreeswarar, Aakkoor, Nagapattinam
Day: December 28, 2018
Sundareswarar, Tiruvettakudi, Karaikal
Paadal Petra Sthalam connected to Mahabharatam and Kiratarnjuneeyam… Read More Sundareswarar, Tiruvettakudi, Karaikal
Ayavantheeswarar, Seeyathamangai, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam connected with Neelanakka Nayanar… Read More Ayavantheeswarar, Seeyathamangai, Nagapattinam
Ratnagireeswarar, Marugal, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Sambandar revived a boy who died from snakebite… Read More Ratnagireeswarar, Marugal, Nagapattinam
Agneeswarar, Tirupugalur, Nagapattinam
Two Paadal Petra Sthalams in a single temple, and mukti sthalam of Appar (Tirunavukkararasar)… Read More Agneeswarar, Tirupugalur, Nagapattinam
Sowriraja Perumal, Tirukannapuram, Nagapattinam
Considered the Eastern residence of Vishnu, this Divya Desam temple’s puranam is about how the presiding grew hair on His head to uphold a devotee’s word, that the hair on the garland given to the king actually belonged to the Lord! Interestingly, every amavasya day, the deity is taken outside to meet His devotee Vibheeshana. How did this come to be?… Read More Sowriraja Perumal, Tirukannapuram, Nagapattinam
Ramanathaswami, Tirukannapuram, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Nandi almost stopped Rama from worshipping Siva… Read More Ramanathaswami, Tirukannapuram, Nagapattinam
Uthira Pasupateeswarar, Tiruchengattankudi, Tiruvarur
Paadal Petra Sthalam connected with Siruthondar Nayanar and Vatapi Ganapati… Read More Uthira Pasupateeswarar, Tiruchengattankudi, Tiruvarur
Tiru Payatrunathar, Tirupayathangudi, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Lord Siva acted as a partner in crime and helped a devotee evade taxes!… Read More Tiru Payatrunathar, Tirupayathangudi, Nagapattinam
Veeratteswarar, Tiruvirkudi, Tiruvarur
Paadal Petra Sthalam and Ashta Veerattanam temple associated with Jalandhara Samharam.… Read More Veeratteswarar, Tiruvirkudi, Tiruvarur
Soundareswarar, Tirupanaiyur, Tiruvarur
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Karikala Chola spent eight years in hiding, and where Siva gave Sambandar a vision of His cosmic dance… Read More Soundareswarar, Tirupanaiyur, Tiruvarur
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