Agastheeswarar, Poonthottam

Saivite Temples, Thiruvarur District

God

Agastheeswarar, facing east

Goddess

Dharmasamvardhini, facing south

Other Deities

Ganesha, Muruga, Gajalaklshmi, Navagraha, Surya, Chandran, Durga, Dakshinamurthy

Agastheeswarar, Poonthottam is a small and old east facing temple with entrance on the west. Dakshinamurthy is seen here sitting on top of the 12 Zodiac signs and is called Mandala Rasi Gurubagavan.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Varuna Theertham

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

No information

Mythology

The Theertham here is said to have been created by Varuna (one of the Ashtathik Balagas- Kubera, Vayu, Varuna, Nirudhi, Mrithyu, Agni, Indra, Brahmasthan) and hence the name is Varunatheertham.

Directions

Agastheeswarar, Poonthottam is about 20 kilometers on the Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur road

Stay and Food

None locally. Closest is Mayiladuthurai.

Saivite Temples