Sundareswarar Temple, Thiruloki – Legends
Guru Baghwan worshipped Lord Shiva here:
Emam means Gold in Tamil.
Also, Brihaspati (Guru Baghwan), one of the Navagrahas, is also called as
Ponnavan. It is believed that Guru Baghwan worshipped Lord Shiva here. Due to
this, the village got its name Emanallur. Worshipping Lord here will relieve
the person from Guru Dosham.
Lakshmi’s penance to get place in Lord Vishnu place:
In order to get place in Lord
Vishnu Heart, Lakshmi decided to perform penance to achieve this. She went to
Markandeya Rishi to enquire about suitable place for her penance. On his
advice, she came here and created a Theertham and performed penance below Vilva
Tree on the banks of the Theertham. She prayed to Ksheera Pathi Sayana Narayana
Perumal and Sundareswarar. On seeing her penance, Lord Vishnu gave place to her
in his heart.
Dharuman got his speech back here:
A dump person named Dharuman
got his speech back by praying to Lord Shiva here.
Sundareswarar gave life back to Manmadan:
It is believed that
Sundareswarar gave life back to Manmadan on the request on Rathi here. Hence,
it is believed that worshipping Lord here will save strained marriages, will
bestow with child boon and get rid of marriage obstacles.
People worshipped Lord Shiva here:
Bhrigu, Brihaspati, Sukethu,
Rathi Devi, Karuvurar, Dharuma and Devas worshipped Lord Shiva here.