Nallinakeswarar Ezhichur

Nallinakeswarar Ezhichur is a beautiful recently rebuilt temple. The entrance is from the north past the banks of the beautiful temple pond. The large campus houses all the shrines and the Sanctum Sanctorum in a single Prakaram. The Nandi in the front is a new, large and beautiful idol aptly named Ezhil Nandi. Going past the doors into the Mantapam Lord Muruga on his peacock mount and consorts, facing north, is on your left. This is a large and beautiful idol about 4 feet tall. To your right facing south is Goddess Deivanayaki. Straight ahead is Lord Shiva as Nallinaka Easwarar, about 2.5 feet tall on a large base (Aavudayar). Circumambulating outside you reach the Kannimoola Ganapathi shrine and the shrine of Chandramouleeswarar, said to be over the resting place of Sri Vyasachala Mahadevendra Saraswati the 54th Pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. To your left is a large shrine facing north dedicated to Saint Vallalar (1823 – 1874 CE). Passing these shrine you come to the Gajalakshmi Shrine and the temple tank to the north. Just before the Gajalakshmi shrine is the temple tree, Palmyra Palm, with lot of little cradles hung on it by devotees desiring children. The other temple tree here at Nallinakeswarar Ezhichur, Eranjil (Ankola – Alangium salviifolium) is said to have a peculiar property of its seeds getting attracted to the trunk after falling down. Outside this temple adjoining the pond is a temple for Shanmuga Vinayaka. A little way to the west is a small temple dedicated to the Gramadevata of this village. Taking a right onto the main road leading north there is a small Amman temple opposite under a Neem Tree is an ancient carving of Sapta Madhar standing, facing Lord Shiva with his consort on the Bull, Lord Muruga on his peacock mount and Lord Vishnu on Garuda.