Very Beautiful and quite temple. Good place for meditation.
Ithalam is located on a small hillock near the Tirukovilur Railway Station. Sign crossing the narrow sloping path. The serene atmosphere here gives a pleasant divine experience to the mind.The temple is beautifully maintained and clean. But the hill and the pond around the temple need to be properly maintained.
Arulmigu Athuliyanadeswarar Temple, Alakandanallar-605 752 Tirukovilur Circle, Villupuram District.The special feature here is that the Swami Swayambu Lingam is seen under the Rudraksha Bandal as seen in the West. When Thirugnanasambandhar came to this place, the other religions had shut the temple and stopped the Swami worship. Sambandar Padikam sang and opened the door and brought it back to worship. He leaned slightly to the right and Pradhosh Nandi to the left and to the left to power Swami. The two lobsters here seem to have turned in two different directions. It is the 223nd Shiva Temple of the 224 Shiva temples.FESTIVAL: 10 Days in Vaikasi Brahmotsavam, Mahashivaratri, Thirukarthika.Sridevi sits in a different sphere, with a bird in her hand, a woman on her left and an animal on her right.Prayer: Marriages, brushes, prayers, family stays here.Swamy and Ambal make sugar pine niwedam and perform special poojas.Thalaperum: Thirugnanasambanthar came here and worshiped Arayaniyanatha and wanted to go to Thiruvannamalai. But for some reason he could not go to Tiruvannamalai. So, in this temple, he worshiped Annamaliyar. Then he sang about the Thiruvannamalaiyar known from a distance.The Shiva shrine dedicated to the sambhar is separate between the shrine and the Ambal shrine.His feet are on a pedestal where Sambandar worshiped Thiruvannamalai and sang. From this point, you can see the entirety of Thiruvannamalai.Here in the Navagraha, Saneeswara is lifting the right leg and putting it on the crow, showing a different angle. Alone next to him is another lonely man standing on the stairs.On Saturdays, the two people who are afflicted by Saturn Dosha are worshiped by the Lord. It is a strange sight to see the Calabavir dog without a vehicle and the Turkish Amman looking south.Ambal Ponnazhagi is looking east at the private hall. Ramana Maharishi who went to Thiruvannamalai came to the temple on the way and worshiped Athulyanadeswara. He has a unique shrine in the temple.History: Mahabali suppressed King Mahabali and suppressed him and asked Lord Shiva to kill him. He said that he would worship you on earth.Accordingly, Mahavishnu visited many places and worshiped Lord Shiva at this place. Since Mahavishnus mother left her alone, Sridevi came to this place in search of Mahavishnu. Lord Shiva showed them both.Later, a sage called Neelakandar went on a pilgrimage to rediscover the curse he had received. He sits on the banks of the river Thenpennai on the way to Thiruvannamalai, a small cliff. The sage, who was visiting Thiruvannamalai in the distance, wanted to worship Lord Shiva at this level. So, Lord Shiva counted him and meditated in this place. Shiva, who felt sorry for him, appeared with Amba and gave him a curse.Sage Nilakanda asked Lord Shiva to bless everyone from here as He had blessed him here. Shiva Swayambhu rose up as a lingam for him and became known as Arayaniyanathar.Room means rock and team means beauty. Lord Shiva got his name because of his beauty on the rock.