Punyakoteeswarar Punnai

Saivite Temples – Vellore District

God

Punyakoteeswarar, facing east

Goddess

Bhurambigai, facing south

Other Deities

108 Sivalingam, 1008 Sivalingam, vinayaka, Anjaneya, Brahma, Vishnu, Ayyappan, Ashtalakshmi, Chandikeswara, Durga, Subramanya, Navagraha, 63 Nayanmars, Rama, Lakshmana and Seetha, Pattinathar, Arunagirinadar, Ramalaingar, Kribananda Variar, Ragavendrar, Kannigaparameswari, Naalvar, Bhairava

Punyakoteeswarar Punnai is a small temple with an entrance gateway on the east. The temple is ancient, but relocated to its present location a hundred years ago.

Holy Water (Theertham) – No information

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – Punnai (Calophyllum inophyllum), Vilwam (Aegle marmelos), Vanni (Prosopis cineraria)

History

Punyakoteeswarar Punnai was originally in a village called Nathakollai and was relocated to this place in 1906. The original idols looks very old and should be at least a few hundred years old.

Legend

No information

Directions

Punyakoteeswarar Punnai is 1.5 kilometers west of Nemili towards Mahendrawadi.

Stay and Food

None locally. Closest is Vellore or Kancheepuram.

Saivite Temples

Punyakoteeswarar, Punnai