Vanmeeganathar Temple,
Seeyathamangai, Nagapattinam
Vanmeeganathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Seeyathamangai Village in Nagapattinam Taluk in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Vanmeeganathar and Mother is called as Neelotpalambal. This Temple is also called as Kala Bhairavar Temple. The Temple is sub temple of ThirumarugalRatnagiriswarar Temple.
The Temple
The Temple is facing towards east. Sub Shrines of Lord Murugan and Vinayaga can be seen at the entrance of the sanctum. Presiding Deity is called as Vanmeeganathar and is east facing. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Shiva Lingam. Dakshinamoorthy, Lingodbhava, Brahma, Durga and Vinayaga are the Koshta idols located around the sanctum walls. Chandikeswarar Shrine can be seen at his usual location.
Mother is called as Neelotpalambal. She is housed in a separate south facing shrine. There is west facing shrine of Kala Bhairavar can be seen in the temple premises. It is situated northeast corner of the temple. This Temple is also called as Kala Bhairavar Temple because of the presence of this shrine. This Shrine also houses two more Bhairavars nearby. There are shrines for Vinayaga, Nagas and Suryan in the temple premises. There is no Navagraha Shrine in this Temple.
Prayers
Those who visit Thirunallar,
must visit this temple because Kalabhairava here is the one who changed the
fate of Emperor Nala.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 2
Kms from Thirumarugal, 10 Kms from Thirunallar, 13 Kms from Nagore, 13 Kms from
Nagore Railway Station, 14 Kms from Karaikal Bus Stand, 14 Kms from Karaikal
Railway Station, 15 Kms from Karaikal, 20 Kms from Nagapattinam and 143 Kms
from Trichy Airport. The Temple is situated on Thirumarugal - Nagoor Route.