Anileeswarar, Thirukurungudi

Anileeswarar Thirukurungudi is a small and beautiful east-facing temple with 3 Prakarams. The approach is through a narrow single way concrete road in the west. The gate is followed by a large well-maintained garden on the northern and western sides which forms the outermost Prakaram. The entrance to the next Prakaram is through a small doorway with a mandapam in front. The Navagraha shrine is in this Prakaram. The innermost Prakaram has cloistered mandapams on the south and north sides. The entire campus and the temple have been renovated beautifully in recent times. The location is very beautiful amidst green fields and the mountains of the western ghats in the background. We were told that one of the temple cars of the nearby Thirukurungudi Perumal temple comes here as if to check with Lord Shiva that everything is fine.