Have you ever wanted to travel through the cultural shrines of our country? You will find a place in the lap of history that traces the paths of all religions. That is where the journey to freedom and culture that we see and experience today begins.
Few temples in Tamil Nadu are known here. The following are some of the temples in the history of Tamil Nadu that you should not forget to visit if you travel to Tamil Nadu.
Pillaiyar Patti Karpaka Vinayakar
The temple is located at Pillaiyar Patti in the middle of the Karaikudi district and the new fort. It is one of the oldest cave temples in the state. The idol is 6 feet high and in the shape of a ValamPuri. More than 15 stone carvings found here indicate the age of the place.
The stone carvings suggest that the Karpaka Vinayaka Temple was built over 1300 years ago. According to historical records, this place belonged to Chetty Nadu at the beginning of the 12th century
Vairavan Patti Bhairav Temple
This temple is dedicated to Kalbhairavs and is also known as Vaira Van. This Shiva temple is located at a distance of 1 km from Pillaiyar Patti. Legend has it that this is the place where Siddhartha had a vision in the form of light.
The name of the Goddess and the Goddess of this place is Varooli Nathan. Built by the Pandya dynasty Jaral, this temple is one of the nine temples in Chetti Nadu. The speciality of this place is the Bhairava Darshan.
Kunnakudi Murugan Temple
Murugan Temple is a famous temple located 80 km from Madurai, near Karaikudi in Sivaganga District. The temple is located at the top of the hill and is dedicated to the Goddess Valli with six faces; this is also where ArunaGirinath sang. The place was brought to prominence by the 45th Kunnakkudi Adikalar under the control of Thiruvannamalai (1925-1995).
He was an expert in history, temple caretaker, eloquent speaker, essayist and songwriter. The famous violinist Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was born here, and he became famous by adding the name Kunnakudi without forgetting his hometown.
Cave Temple
The Pandya kings build three cave temples in the early 7th century. It is now under UNESCO.
There are many sculptures based on mythology, and there is also mythology among the famous statues.  Once Lord Vishnu was worshipping Lord Shiva with 1008 lotus flowers, Lord Shiva took a flower from it to test Lord Vishnu. The sculptures here depict Lord Shiva giving a chakra weapon to Lord Shiva.
You can also see a squinted eye sitting on Vishnu’s hand. About 45 stone carvings are found here. Most of them date back to the time of the Pandya kings.
Stone carvings can also be seen during the Chola kings Rajaraja I, Rajendran I and Kulothunga Chola I. Some do not have the names of kings.
Kollamkudi Vettudaya Kali Temple
This temple is located in Sivaganga Taluk and was rebuilt in the 18th century. The temple is dedicated to Ambika, the Goddess of justice. A deity is a man who bends his right leg and kills a demon under the foot with eight hands.
The person punished for the crime he did not commit comes here and cuts the rupee coin in two. This ritual is performed here in the belief that the Goddess will punish the criminals. It is said that the correct inference for many crimes has been obtained from here.
The ritual is performed with the consent of the local government
Mythology: – In a dream of a devotee who used to live here, Ayyanar (the main village deity of Tamil Nadu) gave a dream that his idol was in a forest. According to this, Vettudayar was worshipped under the name Ayyanar. Over time, the place became famous and became the place name of the Goddess.
Thiru Koshtiyoor Soumya Narayanan Temple
This Vishnu temple is located at Tirupattur in Sivaganga Taluk, 65 km from Madurai; this is one of the 108 Vaishnava temples. There are three types of Vishnu temples in the same place.
Soumya Narayanan is lying on top of Adiseshan in the first temple. The three idols in the three temples are of three types, namely Upendra Narayanan in the form of standing in the second temple and Paramapada Nathar in the form of sitting in the third temple. The well here is also known as the Maha maha Kinar.
This place is also famous for Thirukoshtiyoor Nambi. When a devotee of Vishnu, Ramanujan, went to Thiru Koshtiyoor Nambi to get the eight letters Thiru Mantra advice (Om Namo Narayanaya), Nambi asked who he was.
When I told him that Ramanujan had come, Nambi sent him back. Unaware of the meaning of this, Ramanujan also came to him 17 times for advice, but he did not give him any advice. It is also said that this is the Lord’s address to destroy the ego. So this place also has such a glory
Local mythology: Â It is said that Lord Vishnu came here to discuss the incarnation of Narasimha to kill Hiranyakashipu and showed his three forms and the form of Narasimha to the gods who were present here and to the penitent Kadamba Muni.
The Ashtanga plane over the sanctum sanctorum is very famous. Of the 108 divine temples, only a few temples have this Ashtanga plane. On the way around the temple, there is a sculpture of Narasimha Murthy slaying Hiranyakashipu.
Water festivals, VaikunthaEkadashi and Navratri, are some of the important festivals of the Tamil month of Kumbh.
