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.
Pakkapureswarar Temple, Achirupakkam
| Location of the temple | Achirupakkam |
| Lord Shiva known as | Pakkapureswarar, Atchikonda Nathar |
| Female deity known as | Sundara Nayagi |
| Pathigam | Sambandar - 1 |
| How to reach | The railway station Acharapakkam is on the Chengalpattu - Villupuram section of the Southern Railway. On the Chennai - Tindivanam national highway, after crossing Chengalpattu, Maduranthakam and Melmaruvathoor, there is a stop at Achirupakkam on the main road. A branch road on the left from here takes you Achirupakkam village and to the temple. This shivasthalam temple is located about 100 Kms south of Chennai. |
It is said tha Lord Shiva once set out on a mission in a chariot to destroy the Tripura demons, more commonly known as Tripurasamharam (related to Atta Veerattana Sthalam Tiruvathigai). Lord Shiva forgot to think about Lord Vinayaka who has to be worshipped by all before starting / doing any kind of work for success. In view of this it is said that the axle (Achchu in Tamil) of Lord Shiva's chariot broke here and this sivasthalam is known as Achirupakkam. It is also said that the axle of a Pandiya King's chariot also broke down here as he was bringing soil from the Ganges for building a dam across a river.
Kannuva Munivar and Gowthama Munivar are said to have worhshipped Lord Shiva at this sivasthalam.