Masilamani Nathar Temple, Tharangampadi, Mayiladuthurai
Masilamani Nathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Tharangampadi Town in Tharangampadi Taluk in Mayiladuthurai District of Tamil Nadu. The temple is situated on the shores of Bay of Bengal. The temple is situated right in front of the British Collector’s bungalow, currently known as Bungalow on the Beach hotel property.
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Legends
Tharangam means waves and Paadi means house in Tamil. As the place is located on the sea side, the place came to be called as Tharangambadi (House of waves). The place was also called as Sadangan Paadi (Sadangan means Lord Shiva & Paadi means house). Later got corrupted to Tharangampadi.
History
The temple was built in 1305 CE by Pandyan King Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan as per the inscription available in the temple. This inscription is dated to the 37th regnal year of Pandyan King Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan. Lord Shiva was mentioned as Sadanganpaadiyana Kulasekara Pattinathu Udaiyar Manivanneeswaramudaiyar in this inscription. Tharangampadi was called as Kulasekara Pattinam during the reign of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan. An inscription of Pandyan King Veerapandya dating back to 1354 CE can be found in this temple.
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An
unfinished inscription dated to 1614 CE belonged to Thanjavur Nayak King
Achyutappa Nayaka was found in this temple. Lord Shiva was called as Masilamani
Nathar for the first time in this inscription, but the place remained called as
Sadanganpadi. During Dutch rule, they found very difficult to pronounce Sadanganpadi.
So, they named the place as Tranquebar. The temple was completely ruined due to
vagaries of time and rising sea levels. The sanctum and few subsidiary shrines
remains intact. A new temple was constructed, and consecration was done on
2013.
The
Temple Complex
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Connectivity
The temple is located at about 1 Km from Tharangampadi
Bus Stand, 9 Kms from Thirukadaiyur, 13 Kms from Karaikal Bus Stand, 14 Kms
from Karaikal, 15 Kms from Karaikal Railway Station, 18 Kms from Poompuhar, 30
Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 32 Kms from Sirkazhi, 33 Kms from Nagapattinam, 53 Kms
from Chidambaram, and 154 Kms from Trichy Airport. Tharangampadi is situated on
Nagapattinam to Chidambaram route. Buses are available from Karaikal,
Nagapattinam, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi and Mayiladuthurai to Tharangambadi
regularly.
