| Description:
This Shivastalam is located East of Villuppuram near the Chinnababu samudram railway
station, enroute to Pondicherry, at a distance of 17 km from Villuppuram. . Vatukur is
also known as Vandaar Koyil. This shrine is known for the Bhairava manifestation of
Shiva - Samhara Bhairava Vatukanathar - Vatukurnathar. This is the 17th
of the 22 Tevara Stalams in the Nadu Naadu region of Tamilnadu. The Temple: The present
structure can be assigned to the period of Parantaka Chola I. Inscriptions from the period
of Raja Raja are seen here. Panels containing miniature sculptures are seen on the main
shrine. Niche images around the sanctum include those of Bhikshatanar, Dakshinamurthy,
Lingodbhavar, Bhrama, Durga, Vinayakar, Ardhanareeswarar. This temple also enshrines a
beautiful shrine to Subramanyar.
Special services are offered to Bhairavar in the month of Scorpio (Kartikai - Ashtami).
Samhara Bhairavar is one of the 8 Bhairava manifestations. |
