Thiruvenkadu, Keezhaperumpallam and Melaiperumpallam Temple. Kumbakonam.

1. Thiruvenkadu: Siva temple.
   
   
   This is one of 275 Siva Devara Sthalam, One of the Sakthi Peetam and Budha parihara sthalam.
   
   
   The place is about 50kms from Kumbakonam.
   
   
   Main Deity is Swayambu linga known as Swetharanyeswarar and his consort Brahama Vidya nayaki.
   
   
   
   Sthala Vriksham: Vadavala tree, Vilvam and Kondrai. Teertham: Surya, Soma and Agni.
   
   
   
   Importance: There are three Deities. Swethyaranyeswarar, Natarajar and Akora moorthy. There are 6 temples equal to Kasi this is one among.
   
   
   
   
   Lord Siva performed 9 Thandavas they are as follows: Ananda, Kali nirithum, Gowri thandwam, Muni niruthum, Sandhya thandvam, tripura tandvam, Bujanga lalitham, Samhara thandavam, Byshadanam.
   
   
   
   Indira, Swetha, Iravatam, Vishnu, Surya and Chandra worshipped Siva in this place. There is a separate sannidhi for Budha.
   
   
   
   Sambadhar, Sundarar, Navakkurasar and Manikkavasakar sang hymns on Lord Siva of this place.
   
   
   
   
2. Keezhaperumpallam: Ketu parihara sthalam.
   
   
   
   The place is about 8km from Seergazhi
   
   
   Main Deity is Naganatha Swamy
   
   
   Importance: This is Ketu parihara sthalam.
   
   
   Purana: This is the place where Asura was caught disguising as a Deva for amrutham. He is idenfied by Surya and Chandra and handed over to Vishnu. Vishnu punishes him with the serving spoon resulting in creation of Rahu and Ketu.
   
   
   
   
3. Melaiperumpallam: Siva temple
   
   
   
   This is one of 275Siva Devara Sthalam.
   
   
   The place is about 8km from Sembanar temple.
   
   
   Main Deity is Swayambu lingam known as Valampura nadhar and his consort Vadurvahirkanni ammai.
   
   
   
   Shthalavruksham: Panai. Teertham: Brahma, Lakshmi and Swarna pankajam
   
   
   
   Importance: There is a cavity over upper portion of lingam. Abishekam is done only after covering with (kavacham) Vishnu left Lakshmi with Goddess of this temple, to do penance. He returned with sankuu and chakra. It is in this place he got hands to hold it, says sthala puranam.
   
   
   
   Eraranda muni who, entered into phila dwara in Thiru Valanzhui came out here. He has a separate sanctum here. Bikshadana moorthy was found here in the pond. After his death Dananjaya the King of magada asked his son to dissolve his bones in the teertha were it blooms into flower. This is the place where it happened. Kings sculpture is there in the temple. When Saint Pattinathar had his meal here the king was relived of his sin occurred due to lady curse.
   
   
   
   Sambandhar, Sundrar and Appar sang hymns about Siva here
   
   
   

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