Punyakotinathar Temple, Thiruvidaivasal, Thiruvarur
Punyakotinathar
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thiruvidaivasal
Village in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu. This Place is also called as Thiruvidaivaai.
This is the 275th Devaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam which was found
after 274 temples on the south side of river Cauvery in Chozha Nadu. This
was due to Tirugnanasambandar hymns Kalvettu on the Karuvarai wall. The 275th
Thevara Sthalam added in 1917.
Legends
Vidaiyavan,
of the Surya Vamsam, originally built this temple. Hence this place is called
as Thiruvidaivaai. It was believed that Shiva was worshipped by Adhiseshan, Agasthiar
and Sage Athri.
History
This
Shivastalam was added to the collection of 274 Shivasthalams in 1917 to make it
275. The temple and the Thevara hymns dedicated to this shrine in inscriptions
were found during digging a mud mound and so is not a part of the original
collection of the Thirumurais compiled by Nambiyandar Nambi. The pathigam here
is referred to as Puthiya Pathigam. Appar refers to this shrine as Vidaivaikkudi in his Adaivu Thiruttandakam.
The
Temple
There is
no Rajagopuram and Kodimaram. Presiding Deity is called as Punyakoti Nathar / Idaivaainathar
/ Vidaivaayappar / Punyakotteeswarar. Presiding Deity is little big on
Nagabaranam looks beautiful. Mother is called as Abirami / Umayammai. Ganapathi,
Durga and other deities in the Devakoshtam are noteworthy. The sculpture
showing Ambal holding Sambandar on her lap and offering the Holy Milk is
located at the entrance of Abhirami shrine.
Sambandar
worshipping the God and the Goddess right on top of the main entrance is
enchanting. Nandi is located in a small Mandapam facing main deity. This Temple
is known for an important inscription. Unlike the inscriptions of other places,
this one is nothing but a Thevaram Pathigams by Sambandar during his visit.
This inscription came to light only in the year 1917. Until then, the number of
Thevara Sthalams was 274 and with this finding the number went up to 275.
Naalvar
& Vinayagar and Ambal Sannidhi facing south are located in Arthamandapam. Dwarabalakars
and Dwarabalakis paintings are located at the entrance of Lord and Mother
Sanctums, Narthana Vinayagar, Dhakshinamoorthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai
are the Koshta Idols located on the sanctum walls.
Shrines for Vinayagar,
Subramaniyar, Bala Sastha, Bairavar, Navagraha, Surya, Chandran, Gajalakshmi
and Sandikeswarar are located in the Prakaram. Here in this temple, Dakshina
Moorthy is seen on Simhaasana mandapam. Sthala Vriksham is Kasturi Arali and Theertham
is Sri Theertham / Punyakoti Theertham.
Singers
This is
the 275th Devaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam which was found after
274 temples and 128th Shiva Sthalam on the south side of River
Cauvery in Chozha Nadu. This was due to Tirugnanasambandar hymns Kalvettu
on the Karuvarai wall.
Contact
Punyakotinathar
Temple,
Thiruvidaivasal,
Thiruvarur District
Phone: +91 4366 232 853
Mobile: +91 94433 32853 / 99431 52999
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 7 Kms from Koothanallur, 3 Kms from Koradacherry, 1
Km from Athikkadai, 22 Kms from Thiruvarur, 46 Kms from Thanjavur, 13 Kms from
Needamangalam and 100 Kms from Trichy. From Koradacherry, Cross through left
side of the double bridge and the temple is located at about 1 Km from the
bridge, before Athikkadai. Nearest Railway Station is located at Koradacherry
and Nearest Airport is located at Trichy.