Karunellinathar Temple, Thiruthangal – History
Karunellinathar
temple is believed to have been built by Pandyas. There are a host of inscriptions in the temple
indicating information related to the gifts offered to the temple. One of the inscriptions
from 1032 CE indicates the temples as Paramaswamy who willingly chose the
hillock as his abode. A lake by name of Vallabha Pereri existed by the side of
the temple.
The
temple is believed to have been expanded by Gurukalathirayan, the minister of
Sundara Pandya during the Pandyan regime in 1233 CE. Ulli Bomman Kalangatha
Kanda Nayakar, who attained martyrdom in a war at Thiruthangal, was sanctified
by donating the places around Thiruthangal to his family. An image of the
warrior is found in the temple.
