Samavedeeswarar Temple, Thirumangalam

Saivite Temples, Thiruchirapalli District

God

Samavedeeswarar, facing east

Goddess

Ulaganayagi facing south

Other Deities

Sundarar, Maitreyar, Thirugnanasambandar, Pichadanar, Kalinamurthy, Parasuma Lingam, Mahaganapathy, Subramania with consorts, Arunachaleswarar, Gajalakshmi, Lingams, Dakshinamurthy, Sankaranarayanar, Brahma, Durga, Chandikeswara, Natarajar, Bhairava, Kalabairava, Surya, Saneeswara, Anaya Nayanar, Chendi, Sri Bana Lingam

Samavedeeswarar Temple, Thirumangalam is an east facing with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. Muruga here is known as Kalyana Subramanyar. As a unique feature, we can see Valli on peacock with Subramanya and Devayanai standing beside her. Muruga is seen with six faces and four hands as a Chatru samhara moorthy. The Lingam that is supposed to have given Mukthi to Anaya Nayanar is said to be growing.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Parasurama Theertham, Kayapalguni (stream)

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – Pala (Jackfruit – Artocarpus heterophyllus)

History

Raja Raja Chola has contributed to the development of this temple. Many stone inscriptions have been found here. This is the birth as well as the Mukthi place of Anaya Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars.

Mythology

Parasurama, one of the ten avatars of Mahavishnu, worshiped Shiva in this place to get rid of his Mathruhathi Dosha, the curse he got because of killing his mother. The place is also known as Parasurama Kshetram. Goddess Lakshmi worshiped Shiva here and so this place got the name Thirumangalam. Chandikeswara worshiped Shiva here to get rid of Pithruhathi Dosha, the curse he got because of killing his father, and attained Moksha. The lord is said to have created a stream, Kayapalguni, to flow upon the wish of Ravikuruva Rishi.

Directions

Samavedeeswarar Temple, Thirumangalam is about 2 kilometers north of Lalgudi. Take the left before the town center.

Stay and Food

Lalgudi has a few good hotels for a simple meal.

Saivite Temples

Samavedeeswarar, Thirumangalam