Thirupurasundareswarar Thamaraipakkam

Saivite Temples - Vellore District

God

Thirupurasundareswarar, facing east

Goddess

Durga Ambal, facing south

Other Deities

Kanaka Durgambal, Nandikeswarar, Vishnu Durga, Vayulingam, Muruga with consorts, Naagar, Vinayaka, Bhairava, Lakshmi Narayana, Varasidhdhi Vinayaka, Navagraha. Sanctum niches – Dwara Vinayaka, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, Chandikeswara, Durga

Thirupurasundareswarar Thamaraipakkam is a small east-facing temple with an entrance from the south. A single small Prakaram houses all the shrines and the Sanctum Sanctorum. The base of the Lingam (Aavudayar) is a large one. A Balipeedam, Brass plated Flagstaff and Nandi are before the Mahamantapam which leads into the sanctum sanctorum. Both God and Goddess are visible from the same spot.

Holy Water – Temple Tank

Holy Tree – No information

History

Thirupurasundareswarar Thamaraipakkam is an old temple, but historical information is not available as of now.

Legend

No information

Directions

Thirupurasundareswarar Thamaraipakkam is about 17 kilometers south of Arcot on the Aarani Road.

Stay and Food

None locally. Closest are Arcot and Ranipet where small restaurants are available.

Saivite Temples

Tamilnadu Temples