Soundaryeswarar Temple, Thirunaraiyur – The Temple
The Temple is having 78 feet high three tier Rajagopuram
and is facing east. The Temple covers an area of about 5.5. Acres. There
is no Kodi maram in this Temple. Presiding Deity is called as Soundaryeswarar. Sanctum
is adorned with an Ardhachandra Vimanam with 2 kalasams. Agasthya Vinayagar,
Dhakshinamoorthy, Annamalayar, Brahma & separate Sannadhi for Durgai Amman
are the Koshta Idols surrounding the sanctum.
Mother is called as Thiripurasundari. Mother housed in a
separate shrine near Rajagopuram. This Shivasthalam is famous for the
shrine of Polla Pillayar who blessed a small boy by name Nambiyandar
Nambi with divine knowledge. Polla Pillayar – Lord Vinayaka is a Swayambumurthy
in the temple. Idols of Nambiyandar Nambi and Rajaraja Chozhan can be found in
Polla Pillayar Sannadhi.
There are shrines for Thirumoolanathar, Chandikeswarar, Nambiyandar
Nambi, Valampuri Vinayagar, Lord Muruga, Mother Gajalakshmi, Navagrahas the
nine planets, Sani Bhagwan, Bhairava and Sun God. Idols of Meikanda Devar,
Arul Nandhi Sivachariyar, Marai Gnanasambandhar, Umapathy Sivachariyar can be
found in Santhanachariyar Shrine.
Idols of Tirugnanasambandar, Thirunavukkarasar,
Sundarar, Manikkavacakar, Sekkizhar, Agasthiyar & Baga Munivar, Narayana
Munivar and Ganapathy can be found in the inner prakaram. Paintings depicting
life story of Nambiyandar Nambi on saving Devara Thirumurai can be seen in the
inner prakaram. Narai, Polla Pillayar, Rajarajan, Chandrasekar, Naalvar are the
Urchavar Idols of this Temple. Sthala Vriksham is Punnai Tree. Theertham is Sengazhuneer
/ Karunya Theertham.
