Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri

Saivite Temples, Pudhukottai District

God

Chokkalingeswarar, facing east

Goddess

Meenakshi, facing east

Other Deities

Ganesha, Gajalakshmi, Muruga with consorts, Bhairava, Surya, Chandran, Navagraha, Naalvar. Sanctum Niches – Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu Brahma, Durga

Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri is a medium sized and important east facing temple with a 5 tiered Rajagopuram at the entrance. It is beautifully maintained and has a temple tank in front. The temple is fully covered and a single Prakaram is around the sanctum and shrines.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Temple Tank

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri is an old temple built by the Nagarathar community. Nagarathar are Nattukottai Chettiars centered around Chettinad area whose history goes back to the Pandya and Chola periods.

Legend

No information

Directions

Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri is 3 kilometers south west of Ponnamaravathy which is about 38 kilometers south west of Pudukottai.

Stay and Food

None locally except tea shops.

Chokkalingeswarar, Melaisivapuri