- Thiru Onan Kandhan thali:
One of 275 important temples of Siva.
Location: Panjupettai electricity sub station about a kms from Ekambaranadhar temple.
Main deity: Siva Lingam known as Onakandeeswarar and Kamakshi amman.
Teertham: Onakandhan teertham.
Importance: There are two deities Oneswarar and Kandeswarar in different sanctum. Asurars Onan and Kandan comander in chief of Vanasuran worshipped here.
Sundarar sang hymns on Siva here.
There is a story that when Sundarar sang hymns Siva hid himself in tamarind tree nearby and when he sang another song Siva was pleased and dropped tamarinds from the tree which turned into golden coins.
- Thiruvothoor:
One of 275 important temples of Siva.
Location: 28 kms from Kancheepuram in cheyar
Main deity: Swayambu lingam known as Vedanadhar and his consort Elamula nayakai.
Teertham: Cheyar and Kalyana teertham. Sthala vrukaham: Panai.
Importance: Siva preached meaning of veda to Devas and munis in this place, hence the name thiruvothoor. Vishnu worshipped Siva here and got his chakrayudam. We can see his sculpture in the name of Adi Kesava perumal.
Nandi before kodimaram is facing the entrance. Sambandhar sang and transformed male panai trees to female panai trees here. We see stone sculpture of the tree in temple premises with Siva linga under it and Sambandhar worshipping Siva here.
Smbandhar sang hymns and Navakku arasar has mentioned in his work. Arunagirinadhar sang Thirupugazh.
- Kuranganilmootam:
One of 275 important temples of Siva.
The place is about 8kms to SW of Kanchepuram, South of palar river.
Buses from kanchi to vandavasi or cheyar alight at doosi and 2kms from there.
Main deity is Swayambu linga known as Valeeswarar and Valai ammai.
Sthala vruksham: Elanndi.
Importance: The place is surrounded by fields. Vaali Yama and Indra worshipped Siva of this place in the form of monkey, Squriel and Crow. This shows that the animals and birds have worshipped and attained mukthi. Vaali worshipped and hence the name Vaaleswarar.
Other deities like Vinakaya, Subramanya, Kasi viswanadhar, Visalakshi, Durgai, Brahma, Chandeeswarar, Bairavar Vishnu, Sapthamadhar, Dakshinamoorthy, and Navagrahas are there.
Sambandhar sang hymns on Siva here.
- Thirupankottore:
One of 275 important temples of Siva.
The place is about 10 kms from Kancheepuram .
Main deity is Swayambu linga known as Panangateeswarar and his consort known as Amirtha valli ammai.
Teertham: Jada gangai and sundara teertham. Sthala vruksham: Panai tree.
Name: the place was full of panai trees and hence the name panangattore.
Importance: There are two deities one worshipped by Agasthiar and the other by Pulasthiar muni known as Krupadeeswarar and Krpagambikai.
The temple is constructed in Gajaprushta form (elephant back).
Purana says when Sundarar visited this place, Siva appeared before him in the form of an old man and offered food. Sundarar laughed at him and said when there is no water what of food, and asked him who are you? The old man said I live at panangattore and he scratched the land under his leg and water started flowing. The old man disappeared sundarar was surprised and he tried to understand what the old man said and he sighted out the temple and visited.
Sundarar sang hymns on Siva of this place.
Teertham is named after him and people say the level is just 3’even today.
[Siva Devarasthalam][Sakthi Peetam][Subramanya swamy]
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