Thirumanangeeswarar Temple (Thiruvudai Amman Temple), Melur,
Minjur – Legends
Thirumanangeeswarar:
This
place was once a forest filled with trees and shrubs with sweet-smelling
flowers and was known as Suganda Vanam (Suganda-indicating sweet smelling, Vanam-forest).
A rich man found his cow showering its milk into a shrub which was in the form
of a Shivalingam and a snake consuming the milk and going inside. He covered
this Swayambu Lingam (self-occurring) with an armour and started worshiping the
Lord as Sungandavaneswaran. In due course the name changed to
Thirumanangeeswarar, supposedly a Tamil name.
One of the Tri Sakthi Temple:
For
having playfully closed the eyes of Lord Shiva for three seconds and thus
darkening the world. For this sin, Lord Shiva cursed his consort Parvati to be
borne in the world thrice (Icha Sakthi, Gnana Sakthi and Kriya Sakthi) after
which he will appear and marry her again. This is the story behind the three
temples. The divine wedding is also believed to have happened here.
