About this place
This temple at Tirukoilur is one of the eight Veeratta shrines, and is praised in the Thevaram hymns of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar.
Good to know
- Main deity: Veeratteswarar; goddess: Periya Nayagi (Shivanathavalli)
- Sacred tree: Sarakkontrai; holy water: Thenpennai river
- Temple legend says Shiva defeated the demon Andhaka here
Source: kallakurichi.nic.in
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Dam
Gomukhi Dam
Kalvarayan Hills
A dam counted among the main sights of the Kalvarayan Hills area, and an easy stop to combine with a trip to the hills.
Vishnu temple
Ulagalanda Perumal Temple
Tirukoilur
A well-known Vishnu temple at Tirukoilur, home to Ulagalanda Perumal (Thiruvikrama Swami) and Pushpavalli Thayar.