Airavateshwarar
Temple, Melamaruthuvakudi,
Thanjavur
Airavateshwarar Temple is a
Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Melamaruthuvakudi Village near
Aduthurai Town in Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding
Deity is called as Airavateshwarar and Mother is called as Abhirami Amman. The
Temple is situated on the southern bank of Veera Cholan River. The Temple is considered as Thevara
Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns had a mention about this
Temple. The temple is considered as Viruchika Rasi Parihara
Sthalam.
Legends
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History
The Temple was built by Chola
queen Sembiyan Mahadevi around 10th
Century CE. There are few carvings in the temple confirming the same. The
consecration ceremony of this temple took place on 31 August 2006, after a gap
of around 200 years.
The Temple
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Literary Mention
The Temple is considered as
Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung by Appar had a mention about this
Temple. The Temple is mentioned in 6th Thirumurai in 71th
Patikam in 10th Song.
நள்ளாறும் பழையாறுங் கோட்டாற் றோடு
நலந்திகழும் நாலாறுந் திருவை யாறுந்
தெள்ளாறும் வளைகுளமுந் தளிக்கு ளமுநல்
இடைக்குளமுந் திருக்குளத்தோ டஞ்சைக் களம்
விள்ளாத நெடுங்களம்வேட் களம்நெல் லிக்கா
கோலக்கா ஆனைக்கா வியன்கோ டிகா
கள்ளார்ந்த கொன்றையான் நின்ற ஆறுங்
குளங்களங்கா எனவனைத்துங் கூறு வோமே.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 2
Kms from Aduthurai Bus Stand, 1.5 Kms from Aduthurai Railway Station, 4 Kms
from Thiruvidaimaruthur, 13 Kms from Kumbakonam, 14 Kms from Kumbakonam Railway
Station, 24 Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 56 Kms from Thanjavur and 109 Kms from Trichy
Airport. Aduthurai Town is situated on the Mayiladuthurai – Kumbakonam highway, and buses are available from
Mayiladuthurai and Kumbakonam. Various private and government long haul buses
stop here connecting this town with major cities like Chennai, Coimbatore and
Madurai.
