Vishwanathar Palayampatti

God

Vishwanathar, facing east

Goddess

Visalakshi, facing east

Other Deities

Outer Prakaram – Naagar, Saneeswara, Navagraha, Bhairava. Inner Prakaram of main deity – Surya, Naalvar, Vinayaka, Muruga with consorts, Chokkanadar, Meenakshi, Nataraja, Chandran. Sanctum niches – Dakshinamurthy, Lingotbavar, Durga, Chandikeswara

Vishwanathar Palayampatti is an east-facing temple with an entrance from the east through a gate. The temple has an outer Prakaram which houses the sanctum sanctorum of the main deity and the shrine of the goddess. The sanctum sanctorum of the main deity is housed inside an inner Prakaram.

Holy Water (Theertham) – No information

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

Vishwanathar Palayampatti is an old temple said to have been built by a Chettiar Trader a long time ago. Historical information is not available as of now.

Legend

No information

Directions

Vishwanathar Palayampatti is 5 kilometers north of Aruppukottai on the road going to Kalkurichi. There is a Perumal temple and a Muruga Temple also in the same village.

Stay and Food

None locally. The closest is Aruppukottai.