Vidyapureeswarar, Mullandiram

Vidyapureeswarar Mullandiram is an ancient east-facing temple that is almost completely lost. There are some beautiful relief carvings all around. Some of the old pillars are lying about. There is also a deep temple pond to the southeast of the temple which is now dry and ruined. The temple has an entrance Mantapa in the south which is followed by a south-facing entrance to the sanctum sanctorum. The goddess is in a separate east facing shrine to the north of the Sanctum. There are two stone Dwajasthambams for the god and goddess in front of the shrines. There is no compound wall and the campus is filled with weeds. We found that some work had been initiated. But locals said that people keep coming to take stock but nothing is happening.