Kundala Karaneshwarar
Temple, Thirukkurankaval – Religious Significance
Paadal Petra Sthalams:
The
Temple is considered as one of the shrines of the
276 Paadal
Petra Sthalams (Shiva Sthalams) glorified in the early
medieval Thevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar. This
Temple is considered as the 82nd Paadal
Petra Shiva Sthalam and 28th Sthalam
on the north side of river Cauvery in Chozha Nadu.
Pancha Ka Sthalams:
This Temple is considered as one
of the five Sthalams whose name ends with “Ka” (“Ka” means “a beautiful garden”
in Tamil).
They are:
