History and tradition
- Architecture
- Dravidian architecture
- First attested
- 16th century
Temple tree
கல்லால மரம்
Theertham
- பரம்ம, அகஸ்திய, கார்த்தியாயனர் · Temple tank
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Shaiva temple
Goodalaiyatrur
திருக்கூடலையாற்றூர்
Goodalaiyatrur, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India
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Overview
Shiva as Vallabeswarar
Consort ஞானசக்தி, பராசக்தி
lingam
Shaiva temple
thumb|left|200x200px|The gopuram of the temple As per Hindu legend, sage Agastya had a son named Karthyanan who was also a great sage. Agastya prayed Shiva to attain a girl child. On account of divine grace, he found a child floating on a lotus leaf in Manimutharu river. He named her Ambujavailli brought up the child. It is believed that Vishnu's consort Lakshmi was born as Ambujavalli and married Vishnu during his Varaha avatar. As per another legend, a Chola king who ruled the region suspected his wife and killed her. He attained Brahmahatti Dosha for the wrongdoing. He sustained skin disease and also began to wander like a lunatic. On arriving at the confluence of this place where rivers Manimutharu and Vellaru flow, he saw a dog with disease attaining relief after taking a dip in the river. The king followed the dog and attained relief. Shiva came to be known as Koodalaiyitroorar as he is believed to rule the place (koodal means in Tamil).
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