| Description:This
Shivastalam is located 11 km west of Tiruvarur.
at Karayapuram enroute to Kumbhakonam. Tiruttalaiyaalankadu and Peruvelur
are the other Shivastalams in the vicinity. Karaveeram is regarded
as the 91st in the series of Tevara Stalams in the Chola Region south
of the river Kaveri. The Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple at
Tirukkannamangai is located in the vicinity. Legends: Gowtama Muni is
believed to have worshipped here. Bhramma is also believed to have worshipped here and
hence the name Bhramapureeswarar. The name Karaveeram stems from the
stala vriksham alari.
The Temple: Shiva is also known as Karaveeranathar, and Ambal is also
known as Minnambikai. This temple occupies an area of about 5 acres and
has lofty towers. The circumambulatory passage has shrines to Ganesha,
Subramanya, Surya, Chandra, Bhairavar and Saneeswaran. The niches are
adorned with the customary shrines to Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu,
Bhrahma and Durga. Four worship services
are offered each day here. |
