Saturday 6 August 2011

KAALAIYAR KOVIL TEMPLE

Kaalaiyar Koyil is a hightly reserved Shivastalam in Pandy Naadu. There are three shrines in this temple associated with the three functions of creation, preservation and completion. This shrine is regarded as one of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandy region of Tamilnadu. Legands says that Parvati said to have been cursed to attain the form of the dark Kali, she is said to have killed the demon Chandasuran and gotten relieved from the curse. Shiva is then said to have married her here taken on the name Kaaleesar.
The temple has a lofty Rajagopuram and an imposing Teppakkulam tank named Aanai madu adorn this shrine. Airavatam the elephant of Indra is said to have created this tank.

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