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.
Maragathachalar Temple, Tiruveengoimalai
| Location of the temple | Tiruveengoimalai |
| Lord Shiva known as | Maragathachalar |
| Female deity known as | Maragathavalli |
| Pathigam | Sambandar |
| How to reach | This temple is located in Kulittalai, near Tiruchy. |
Temple: This temple is housed atop of small hillock and one has to climb about 500 steps to reach the temple. The special feature of this Shivasthalam is that the sun's rays falls on the sivalingam (Maragathalingam) on the sivarathiri day in the Tamil month of Masi every year.
Agasthiya Munivar worshipped Lord Shiva at this sthalam transforming himself as a fly. It is considered very auspicious to visit three Shivasthalams ( Kadambar Kovil in the morning, Tiruvaatpokki (Ratnagiri) at noon and Tiruveegoimalai in the evening) on Mondays during the Tamil month of Karthigai.