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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.
Maatrarivaradhar Temple, Tiruppaachilasramam (now known as Tiruvaasi)
| Location of the temple | Tiruppaachilasramam (Tiruvaasi) |
| Lord Shiva known as | Maatrarivaradhar |
| Female deity known as | Baalambikai, Balasundari |
| Pathigam | Sambandar, Sundarar |
| How to reach | This temple is located 12 Kms from Tiruchy on the south bank of river Kollidam. One has to get down at Tiruvaasi, which is on the Tiruchi - Musiri road. The temple can be reached by walking about 1/2 Km. from the main road. |
Temple: This temple has a 5 tier Gopuram (Tower) with 2 prakarams. The shrine for the female deity is in the 2nd prakaram facing west. Earlier period chola kings like Parakrama Chola, Rajaraja Chola have made a lot of contributions and endowments to this temple. There are shrines for Vinayagar, Natarajar and Somaskandar inside this temple.
Sundarar got a bag of gold coins at this sthalam from Lord Shiva by composing a Pathigam. Sambandar cured the disease of a king's daughter by the grace of Lord Shiva after composing a Pathigam here.