Sivakozhundeeswarar, Tirusakthi Muttram, Thanjavur
This Paadal Petra Sthalam is located very close to Patteeswaram near Kumbakonam, and is where Appar was told by Siva Himself, to go to nearby Nallur to receive deeksha from the Lord. The puranam here is about Parvati standing on one leg and worshipping Siva here, and the Lord arriving in the form of a powerful beam of effulgence. But What is the iconographic significance of the Uchishtha Ganapati shrine outside the main gopuram? Continue reading Sivakozhundeeswarar, Tirusakthi Muttram, Thanjavur