Thiruthalinathar Temple, Thiruputhur, Sivaganga

SRI TIRUTHALINATHAR TEMPLE

Tirupathur, Sivaganga, Tamilnadu, India

God

The main deity of this temple is Thiruthalinathar, who is an incarnation of Lord Shiva faces East direction and He is swayambhu.

Goddess

Goddess Soundarya Nayaki is consort of Thiruthalinathar.

Interesting Facts

The temple is sung by celebrated Saivite Saints Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar in their Thevaram hymns.
This is the 6th Shiva temple in the Pandya region praised in Thevaram hymns.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit this temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to March.

Weather

Highest - April to June (39°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (37 °C during the day and 21 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (29 °C during day and 18 °C during night)Monsoon season - August to September

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
These rules are applicable for foreigners also. Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.
Pilgrims/visitors will not be allowed inside the temple if dress code is not followed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoâ€‹king is strictly prohibited inside the temple premises.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Pillayarpatti Bus Stand	6.6 KM	1800-419-4287
Kallal Railway Station	24.3 KM	139
Madurai International Airport	75 KM	0452-2690717

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Kallal Railway Station	24.3 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Madurai International Airport	75 KM	0452-2690717

Architecture

Origin of the Name - Sage Valmiki, to correct himself from the cruel activities as robbery and murder he was indulging in earlier (this theory and story is strongly refuted by eminent scholars of Ramayana) performed penance here dense with Kondrai trees. As he was in penance for too long a time, he was covered by an Ant-Hill-Vanmeekam in Sanskrit and Puttru in Tamil. Pleased with his penance, Lord Shiva granted darshan to the Sage. As lord granted darshan near the Puttru, he is praised as Puttreeswarar.

The temple faces East direction and built in Dravidian style of architecture. This 15-acre (61,000 m2) temple has a main vimanam with several stucco images on the east side and has 3 prakarams (outer courtyard). The outer 3rd prakaram (outer courtyard) is a wide courtyard on all the 4 sides. In the 2nd middle prakaram (outer courtyard) there are shrines for Subramanya along with his 2 consorts Valli and Deivayana. The mandapam in front of the sanctum sanctorum has pillars with beautiful sculptured images of Rishabavaaganar, Narthana Ganapathy, Venugopalan, Narasimhar etc. The Sabha mandapam Kodungai is made of stone similar to Aavudaiyar Koil. Natarajar is made out of sudhai. There is a koneru named as Garuda theertham.

Religious Significance

Lord Shiva granting darshan to Sage Valmiki - Sage Valmiki, to correct himself from the cruel activities as robbery and murder he was indulging in earlier (this theory and story is strongly refuted by eminent scholars of Ramayana) performed penance here dense with Kondrai trees. As he was in penance for too long a time, he was covered by an Ant-hill-Vanmeekam in Sanskrit and Puttru in Tamil. Pleased with his penance, Lord Shiva granted darshan to the Sage. As lord granted darshan near the Puttru, he is praised as Puttreeswarar. The temple is built on this darshan story. The place also is named Puthur with the auspicious prefix Tiru–Tiruputhur. Kings built the temple later.

Snakes Vasuki and Kaarkotakan worshipped Shiva here - According to the legend, the prominent Snakes Vasuki and Kaarkotakan worshipped Shiva here and hence the separate shrine for Tirunageswarar in the outer 3rd prakaram (outer courtyard).

Pranavam manifested as Kondrai Maram - The concept of Pranavam is said to have realized that Shiva & Pranavam were one and the same here and is said to have manifested itself as the Kondrai Maram.

Mahalakshmi wish to visualize Shiva’s Cosmic dance - The legend has it that, Goddess Mahalakshmi once wished to have a darshan of Lord Shiva's dance. Lord Shiva conceded to her request and told her that she can have a vision of his dance at this sthalam. Accordingly, Shiva is said to have revealed a vision of his Cosmic dance known as Gowri Thandavam to Goddess Mahalakshmi here.

History

The temple was built 1000 years ago by Maruthu Pandiyar. This temple has got the Royal patronage from the early Chola, Pandiya and Chera Kings, and by the later period Pallavas, Sethupathy Raja, Maruthu Pandiyar etc. Agasthyar,Valmiki, Jayandhan the son of Devendran are said to have worshipped here.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	05:30 AM - 12:00 PM	03:30 PM - 09:00 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757