| Description:
This Shivastalam is located in the vicinity of Aalankudi
(Gurustalam) and Tiruppoovanur (Pushpavanam) near
Needamangalam. This well laid out temple enshrines a Shivalingam with marks
resembling those of the sugarcane. This shrine is regarded as the 102nd
in the series of Tevara Stalams in the Chola Region south of the river
Kaveri.
Legend has it that this shrine
was discovered by Mucukunda Cholan associated with the Tiruvarur
temple. Across from the temple is the Surya theertham. The east facing
temple has a south facing Ambal shrine and shrines to Ganesha, Murugan,
Gjalakshmi and others. The garbhagriha niches bear images of Narthana
Ganapati, Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhava and Durga.
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