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Foundation YearSthala TreeTheerthamRathamArchitectureOther Speciality
- Sthala PuranIt is in this historical temple that Lord Shiva appeared as an old man claiming Sundarar as his attendant (slave) at the time of Sundarar`s marriage ceremony. After a long dispute and a Panchayat on the issue, Lord took Sundarar to his home in Tiruvennainallur and disappeared near the sanctum sanctorum of the temple leaving His footwear-Padukas- at the entrance. The Padukas are still in the temple for the darshan of the devotees. There are three Lingas in the temple, the Vijaya Linga worshipped by Arjuna seeking child boon, Sundaralingam worshipped by Devendra and Sankaralingam worshipped by Lord Vishnu.
The Panchayat Mandapa where the case was argued by Lord Shiva and Sundarar is on the north of the right side of the entrance. The main Gopuram is under construction. There is a separate shrine for Goddess Mangalambikai. There are some paintings noticed in the munmandapam of the amman temple as well as in the wall of the Shiva temple. Thiruvennainallur was the birth place of Sadayappa vallal, the great philanthropist who was instrumental for the writing Ramayana story by Kavichakravarthi Kambar. There are 109 inscriptions copied by the Archaeological Survey of India and published in the Annual Report on Epigraphy ( ARE) 1902 nos. 309-324 ^^ 1921 nos. 420-512.
- ArchitectureMoolavar raja gopuramAmman sannathy raja gopuram
Tower Name - Moolavar raja gopuram
No.of Kalasam - 7
Lightning Arrester - Yes
Century - 7th Century
No.of Sudhai Sculptures - 130
Tower Description - Moolavar sannthy five tier rajagopuram
Tower Name - Amman sannathy raja gopuram
No.of Kalasam - 5
Lightning Arrester - Yes
Century - 7th Century
No.of Sudhai Sculptures - 30
Tower Description - Amman sannathy 3 tier rajagopuram
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