Punugeeswarar
Temple, Mayiladuthurai
Punugeeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Mayiladuthurai Town in Mayiladuthurai Taluk in Mayiladuthurai District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding deity is called as Punugeeswarar and Mother is called as Santha Nayagi. This temple is situated in Koorainadu in the western part of Mayiladuthurai. This temple is considered as one of the temples participating in Saptha Sthana festival of Mayiladuthurai.
Legends
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The
Temple
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Festivals
Lord Aiyarappar and Aram Valartha Nayagi of Aiyarappar Temple along with
Lord Shiva & Mother of Mayuranathaswami Temple, Moovalur Margasahayesvarar Temple, Sozhampettai Azhagiyanathar Temple, Thula Kattam Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Sitharkadu Brahmapureeswarar Temple and Punugeeswarar Temple goes in
procession around Mayiladuthurai on the day of Chitra Pournami and finally gathering at Mayuranathar temple to invoke the blessings of Mayuranathar. They
go back to their respective temples from here. This festival is called as Saptha
Sthana festival of Mayiladuthurai. Navaratri, Shivaratri, Margazhi Thiruvadhirai,
Arudhra Darshan, Mondays, Karthigai, Sankatahara Chathurthi, Rahu Kala Pooja on
Fridays, Pradoshams, Amavasya, Theipirai Ashtami, Skanda Sashti and Aippasi
Annabishekam are the other festivals celebrated here.
Religious
Significance
This temple is considered as one
of the temples participating in Saptha Sthana festival of Mayiladuthurai. The
Saptha Sthana Temples of Mayiladuthurai are;
1.
Aiyarappar
Temple, Mayiladuthurai
2.
Mayuranathaswami
Temple, Mayiladuthurai
3.
Margasahayesvarar
Temple, Moovalur
4.
Azhagiyanathar
Temple, Sozhampettai
5.
Kasi
Viswanathar Temple, Thula Kattam, Mayiladuthurai
6.
Brahmapureeswarar
Temple, Sitharkadu
7.
Punugeeswarar
Temple, Mayiladuthurai
Prayers
People pray to Punugeeswarar for
nine consecutive pradoshams to get rid of poverty, debts and diseases. People
pray to Santha Nayagi to remove marriage obstacles and for child boon.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 2
Kms from Mayiladuthurai New Bus Stand, 2 Kms from Mayiladuthurai Old Bus Stand,
2 Kms from Mayiladuthurai Junction Railway Station, 34 Kms from Kumbakonam, 112
Kms from Puducherry Airport and 127 Kms from Trichy Airport. The temple is
situated in Koorainadu in the western part of Mayiladuthurai. Mayiladuthurai is
situated on Kumbakonam to Poompuhar route. Mayiladuthurai is connected by
rail with most important towns and cities in South India.
Mayiladuthurai Junction railway
station is located on the main line connecting the state capital
Chennai with Trichy. The Mysuru – Mayiladuthurai Express connects
Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Trichy with Mysuru and Bengaluru.
There are regular express trains that connect the city with major cities in the
state like Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy. There are passenger
trains that connects Mayiladuthurai with Thanjavur, Trichy, Thiruvarur, Chidambaram
and Viluppuram.