Thyagaraja Temple, Thiruvarur –Nilothpalambal Shrine
Inside the main temple there is a separate shrine for
the two handed Goddess Nilothpalambal who is Parvathi or Aadi Parasakthi in the
southwest corner of the inner prakara. An interesting feature can be seen next
to the Goddess. An assistant can be spotted carrying the goddesses and Shiva’s
son Subramanya (Karthikeya, Muruga) on her shoulder. The Goddess is shown
touching the head of her son. The Ganapathy in this prakaram is the oldest
sculpture here and is called Vataapi Ganapathy. Muthuswamy Dikshitar composed
his krithi Vataapi ganapathim bhaje on this deity only.
