Thursday, September 3, 2009

Pasupathinathar temple, Karuvoor (Karur)

Pasupathinathar temple, Karuvoor (Karur)
Location of the templeKarur
Lord Shiva known asPasupathinathar, Aanilaiappar
Female deity known asSundaravalli
PathigamSambandar - 1
How to reach This Shivasthalam is situated 68 Kms by road from Coimbatore. There is also a railway station at Karur on the Erode - Tiruchy section of the Southern Railway and is about 70 Kms from Erode and 75 Kms from Tiruchy.

Temple: The temple at Karuvoor is built on a 2.65 acres site. The front Gopuram is 120 feet in height. Stucco images of mythological characters are found on the tower. There are 2 corridors inside the temple. The 100 pillar mandapam is a prominent portion of the temple. The main shrine (Moolvar) is a swayambu lingam. The sun's rays falls on the lingam 3 days in a year during the Tamil month of Panguni (March 15th to April 15th). The shrine for female deity Sundaravalli is facing south.

Brahma and Kamadhenu are said to have worshipped the lingam here.