Tamilnadu is located on the southern part of India. It is bounded by the Bay of Bengal on the east, and by Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states on the other three sides.
Vaidyanathar Temple, Tirupullirukkuvelur (Vaitheeswarankovil)
| Location of the temple | Tirupullirukkuvelur (Vaitheeswarankovil) |
| Lord Shiva known as | Vaidhyanathar |
| Female deity known as | Thaiyal Nayagi |
| Pathigam | Thirunavukarasar, Sambandar |
| How to reach | 270 Kms from Chennai by train. Bus services available from Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai etc. This is one of the Navagraha Shalam and has a seprate shrine for Mars. Another Paadal Petra Sthalam Tirupunkur is located nearby (3 Kms from here) |
Temple: The main deity Vaidyanathar shrine is facing west and the female deity Thaiyal Nayagi's shrine is facing south. In the west prakaram there is a shrine for Aarumugakumarar. In the north prakaram there is a shrine for Bhadrakaliamman. There is also a shrine for Selvamuthukumarar along with his female consorts Valli and Deivaanai. There are shrines in the temple for Veerabhadrar, Annapoorani, Dakshinamurthy, Gajalakshmi, Ashtalakshmi, Natarajar and Durgai.
According to the legend Sri Ramar is said to have cremated Jadaayu at this sthalam as per the bird's last wish.
It is firmly believed that by praying and worshipping at this temple, people are cured from their health problmes. According to the legend, Angarakan (Mars) one of the Navagrahas was suffering from leprosy and he came to this sthalam and prayed God Shiva and was cured of his disease. There is a separate shrine for Angarakan at this Sthalam and the temple at Vaitheeswaran Kovil is considered as one of the Navagraha Sthalams and attracts big crowds every day. Another important Paadal Petra Sthalam Sirkazhi is also located nearby (6 Kms from here).