| Description:
This Shivastalam is located on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, near the Ten Tirumullaivayil and Pallavaneeswaram
Shivastalams. Tirukkalikkaamur is the 8th in the series of Tevara
Stalangal on the northern banks of the river Kaveri in the Chola
region of Tamilnadu. The Temple: Legend has it that Paraasarar
worshipped Shiva here. The Tirukkalikkaamur temple also has shrines to
Ganesha, Subramanya, Mahalakshmi, Kailasanathar, Paraasar and
Bhadrakali. There is a temple dedicated to Sundareswarar at Tirumayiladi near
the Aanaikkaranchattiram railway station. It occupies an area of an acre, and has a 60
feet high Rajagopuram. It also has a shrine to Balasubramanyar and other dieites. The
Skanda Sashti festival is of great significance at Tirumayiladi. This
temple was renovated in the year 1996 and three worship services are
offered each day. The Maasi makam day witnesses a procession of the
deity to o the nearby Ten Tirumullaivayil shrine.
Festivities are held at the Ambal shrine in the tamil months of Aadi
and Thai on Fridays. |
