Saivite Temples – Virudhunagar District

This is one of the Pancha Bhootha Sthalams in the area and represents Aaghayam (Sky).

King Thirumalai Nayak donated his Ivory Palanquin to the Lord here.

This is a beautiful little temple that is filled with different trees including Rudraksha and Thiruvodu.

This is a small and beautiful east-facing temple with two prakarams.

There are several inscriptions here indicating the antiquity of this temple.

The Lingam here was discovered under a Red Arali plant by a Pandya King.

This temple was built in a similar way to the Kasi temple with Goddess Annapurani facing south.

This temple was discovered by the sons of a local King ruling under the Pandyas.

The Lingam here was discovered near a spring and thus the name.

This temple was built by Parakrama Pandyan who also built the Tenkasi Temple.

The place received its name from a water source that never used to dry up.

The Nandavanam with the 27 different star trees is a specialty here.

This is a beautiful temple with a wonderful temple tank in front.

This temple has a beautiful shrine for Lord Lakshmi Narayana also inside.

This is an ancient temple built by Vikrama Pandya during the 12th Century CE.

This is a beautiful temple on a small hillock along with Vishnu and Murugan temples.

This temple has a beautiful shrine for Lord Varadaraja Perumal also inside.

This is an ancient temple built by Vikrama Pandya during the 12th Century CE.

From here Saint Sundarar sang his hymns in praise of the Lord at Thiruchuzhi Temple.

This temple has a beautiful shrine for Lord Varadaraja Perumal also inside.

This is an ancient temple built by Vikrama Pandya during the 12th Century CE.