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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.
KalyanaSundarar Temple, Tiruvelvikkudi
| Location of the temple | Tiruvelvikkudi |
| Lord Shiva known as | KalyanaSundareswarar |
| Female deity known as | Parimalasugandha Nayaki |
| Pathigam | Sambandar, Sundarar |
| How to reach | This temple is located near Tirumananjeri, another padal petra sthalam. It is istuated at a distance of 5 Kms from Kutthalam railway station which is on the Mayiladuthurai - Kumbakonam section of the Southern Railway. Bus services to Tiruvelvikkudi and Tirumananjeri are available from Mayiladuthurai. |
This temple has 3 tier Gopuram (Tower) with 2 prakarams. The images of Ganapathi, Agasthiar, Nataraja, Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhavar, Chandrasekharar and Ardhanaareeswarar adorn the temple. Inscriptions from the period of Sembian Mahadevi and Rajaraja Cholan and Parantaka Cholan have been found in this temple.
The earthly marriage of God Shiva and goddess Parvati was celebrated at Tirumananjeri but the vedic and religious rituals leading to that marriage were held at this Sthalam, hence the name Tiruvelvikudi.