THILATHARPANAPURI (KOVIL PATTHU) AZHAGANATHER TEMPLE

A SIX FEET HEIGHT SHIVA LINGA IS IN THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF MUKTHEESWARAR TEMPLE AT KOVIL PATTHU(CALLED AS THILTHARPANAPURI),WHICH IS NOT OPEN TO DEVOTEES AND HIDDEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

AS PER ARCHACOLOGICAL DEPT THE MUKTHEESWARAR AND AZHAGANATHER TEMPLES WERE IS NOT IN THE ACTUAL PLACE WHERE IT WAS IN THE ANCIENT DAYS WHEN SAINT GNANASAMBANDAR SUNG PATHIGAM ON LORD AZHAGANATHER.

PROBABLY DUE TO WANT OF SPACE OR BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN REASONS WHICH IS KNOWN ONLY TO GOD, SHIFTED TO KOVILPATTHU IN AYYAMPETTAI PANCHAYAT,WHICH IS ON THE BOUNDARY OF THILATHARPANAPURI,IN THE KUTHANUR PANCHAYAT.

DEVOTEES VISITING KOVILPATHU(THILATHARPANAPURI),PL.VISIT AND WORSHIP LORD AZHAGANATHAR,A WONDERFUL IDOL NOT TO BE MISSED.