Azhagiyanathar, Kalappal, Tiruvarur
Built in the time of Aditya Chola (Aditya I, son of Vijayalaya Chola), this Tevaram Vaippu Sthalam is located between Mannargudi and Vedaranyam. The village was the birthplace and mukti sthalam of Kuootruva Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars (saints) in Saivism. But what is the unique story of this Nayanar – who is not mentioned by name, but by his place of origin, in Sundarar’s Tiruthondar Thogai? Continue reading Azhagiyanathar, Kalappal, Tiruvarur