Thiru vaikavoor and Thirupazanam temple. Kumbakonam.

1. Thiru vaikavoor:
   
   
   
   This is one of 275 Siva Devara Sthalam.
   
   
   The place is about 15kms from Kumbakonam and 12kms from Papanasam.
   
   
   
   Main Deity:Swayambu lingam known as Vilva vaneswarar and his consort Valaikainayaki.
   
   
   Sthala Vrukshamis Vilvam.Teerthamis yama teertham.
   
   
   
   
   Importance: An hunter was chased by a lion, he climbed a tree and started plucking leaf and throwing it down the whole night and the leaf was falling on linga under the tree.
   
   
   
   
   Being Sivarathri day siva was pleased with hunter and blessed him. Noticable thing here is all the nandi in the temple are facing towards the entrance to frighten the lion. Brahama and Vishnu are dwarabalakas here.
   
   
   
   Sambandar and Navakkuarasar sang on Siva. Arunagirinathar sang Thiruugazh on Lord Murugan.
   
   
   
   
2. Thirupazanam:
   
   
   
   This is one of 275 Siva Devara Sthalam.
   
   
   The Place is about 4kms from Thiruvyaru.
   
   
   
   Main Deity: Swayambu Linga known as Aabath sahayar and his consortAmman Perai Nayaki.
   
   
   
   Teertham: Cauveri. Sthala Vrukshamis Kadhali and Vilvam.
   
   
   
   Importance: Yama was chasing a brahamin boy who surrendered himself to Siva. Siva rescued the boy, so the name Aabath sahayeswarar.
   
   
   
   Sambandhar and Navakkuarasar sang hymns on lord Siva.
   

[Siva Devarasthalam]