The place is about 15 kms from Tiruppur near Sarkar Periyapalaym on the Uthukuli Road. In earlier times this place was alternately known as Mukundapuri, Mukundai, Mukundai, Mukundanpuripattanam etc.
Shiva temple
Legend – Sugriva, the monkey king, and Lord Hanuman are said to have created the shivalingam here and worshipped it, to get rid of the sin of killing Ravana with Lord Ram. So, the Shiva is also known as Sugrivaraswami. Also, close by is the place Hanuman palli.
Temple – The temple is said to be over 2300 years old. It is made in the Chola style of architecture with the typical features like Kumbha Panjaram, shrines all around and straight rows.
The sthala vruksham is the Mango tree.
A well and a pond are seen in the North east. To the north of the temple is the Nallar river and to the south the Noyyal river or Kanchi Mahanadi, which make this place green and fertile.
The shadow of the top Kalasam does not fall on the ground. The lower 15 feet are built with stone. Thereafter till the top Kalasam it is made of red bricks mixed with calcium carbonate.
Lord Shiva sits inside a square sanctum. The engravings on the stones refer to him as Aludaiya Pillai. He is also called Meelakeesan.
There are two Nandi idols in front of the Mahamandapam. Near it is the Kodi maram (flag staff). Both ears of one of the Nandis is seen to cut, behind which lies a story (1).
The Ambigai sits facing east with four hands. She is seen holding flowers in the two hands on the back. The front right hand is in Abhaya Mudra and the front left hand is in Varada Mudra.
In the south side sits the east facing Niruthi Pillaiyar or Vaduka Pillaiyar. Around this shrine, the idols of Murugan is seen along with others like Chandikeswarar, Bhairavar, Vinayagar, Hanuman, Sapta matas, Durgai, Suryan, etc. Thus there are 2 idols in the front of the Pillaiyar, 5 to his left, 1 each to his right and back.
The other deities who may be worshipped include Dakshinamurthy, Natarajar and Shivagami Ammai.
There are two idols of Durgai here. One is in the shrine on the east side of the temple and the other is in front of the shrine of Lord Murugan.
Story 1 – Nandikeswarar used to feed on the fields around the temple. Once, an angry farmer cut off both his ears. Thereafter, the Nandi sat down in front of the temple as an idol. Due to this, the family of the person who cut off both the ears of the Nandi, was affected. All children in the family were born deaf. To atone for their mistake, the family got another idol of Nandi with both ears made, and it was placed near the original idol. Both the Nandis are now worshipped, specially during Pradosham days.
Prayers – Red chilly is specially offered to the Lord Shiva, particularly during Tiruvadirai. It is believed that eating this chilly prasadam along with food for eight days rids one from skin eruptions.
During Uttarayanam and Dakshinayanam days, we can witness the rays of the sun falling on Lord Shiva inside the sanctum.
Temple – The temple is said to be over 2300 years old. It is made in the Chola style of architecture with the typical features like Kumbha Panjaram, shrines all around and straight rows.
The sthala vruksham is the Mango tree.
A well and a pond are seen in the North east. To the north of the temple is the Nallar river and to the south the Noyyal river or Kanchi Mahanadi, which make this place green and fertile.
The shadow of the top Kalasam does not fall on the ground. The lower 15 feet are built with stone. Thereafter till the top Kalasam it is made of red bricks mixed with calcium carbonate.
Lord Shiva sits inside a square sanctum. The engravings on the stones refer to him as Aludaiya Pillai. He is also called Meelakeesan.
There are two Nandi idols in front of the Mahamandapam. Near it is the Kodi maram (flag staff). Both ears of one of the Nandis is seen to cut, behind which lies a story (1).
The Ambigai sits facing east with four hands. She is seen holding flowers in the two hands on the back. The front right hand is in Abhaya Mudra and the front left hand is in Varada Mudra.
In the south side sits the east facing Niruthi Pillaiyar or Vaduka Pillaiyar. Around this shrine, the idols of Murugan is seen along with others like Chandikeswarar, Bhairavar, Vinayagar, Hanuman, Sapta matas, Durgai, Suryan, etc. Thus there are 2 idols in the front of the Pillaiyar, 5 to his left, 1 each to his right and back.
The other deities who may be worshipped include Dakshinamurthy, Natarajar and Shivagami Ammai.
There are two idols of Durgai here. One is in the shrine on the east side of the temple and the other is in front of the shrine of Lord Murugan.
Story 1 – Nandikeswarar used to feed on the fields around the temple. Once, an angry farmer cut off both his ears. Thereafter, the Nandi sat down in front of the temple as an idol. Due to this, the family of the person who cut off both the ears of the Nandi, was affected. All children in the family were born deaf. To atone for their mistake, the family got another idol of Nandi with both ears made, and it was placed near the original idol. Both the Nandis are now worshipped, specially during Pradosham days.
Prayers – Red chilly is specially offered to the Lord Shiva, particularly during Tiruvadirai. It is believed that eating this chilly prasadam along with food for eight days rids one from skin eruptions.
During Uttarayanam and Dakshinayanam days, we can witness the rays of the sun falling on Lord Shiva inside the sanctum.
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