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Vaitheeswaran Koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Shiva, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [3] Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the "God of healing" and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases. Vaitheeswaran is a Tamil derivative from vaidya (Doctor) and Ishvara (God/Master).
Sirkazhi ([ˈsiːɾkaːɻiː]), also spelled as Sirkali and Siyali, is a municipal town in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the coast of the Bay of Bengal , and 250 km (160 mi) from the state capital Chennai .
Sattainathar temple, Sirkazhi (also called Brahmapureeswarar temple and Thoniappar temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. It is an ancient temple complex with three different Shiva shrines in three stories.
Kuntaleswarar temple is accessible by road from Vaitheeswaran Koil, which is about 11km from the temple. [3] A tributary of Cauvery, Ganapathy Theertham, runs alongside this temple. Kuntaleswarar temple is considered to be the 28th in the series of the Tevara Padal Petra Stalams located in Chola Nadu, north of the river Kaveri. [4]
As of 2001 India census, [1] Vaitheeswarankoil had a population of 7522. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vaitheeswarankoil has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%.
Kothandaramasamy Koil Road Ramanathapuram 0.90 MDR297 OSM: North High Ground Road Tirunelveli 2.70 MDR298 OSM: Observatory - Pillar Rock Road Dindigul 1.20 MDR299 OSM: Okkur - Keelapoongudi Road Sivagangai 11.493 KM 13/19 to KM 24/683 MDR300 OSM: Okkur - Nattarasankottai Road Sivagangai 8.531
Mayiladuthurai District [10] is one of the youngest districts of Tamil Nadu, having been carved out from Nagapattinam District in 2020. [11] [12] [13] Tamil Nadu has 38 districts [14] [15] in total, and Mayiladuthurai is among them, located in the southern part of India, as part of the Tamil Nadu government's efforts to improve administrative efficiency and promote regional development.
The temple has a three tiered rajagopuram and all its shrines are enclosed in a rectangular granite wall. The temple tank is located opposite to the gateway tower. The temple complex has a single prakaram (closed precincts of a temple) and separate shrines for Perumal, Manavala Mamunigal, Nachiyar, and Nammalvar.