History and tradition
Temple tree
Uddhala
Theertham
- சுந்தர, பத்ம, காவிரி மற்றும் பல தீர்த்தங்கள் · Temple tank
Shaiva temple
Tirutturutti
குத்தாலம்
Tirutturutti, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shiva as Uthavedeeswarar
Consort அமிர்த முகிழாம்பிகை, மிருது முகிழாம்பிகை, பரிமளசுகந்த நாயகி, அரும்பன்னவன முலையாள
lingam
Shaiva temple
According to temple legend, Parvati was born as the daughter of Bharata Muni on the banks of the river Kaveri and married Shiva at Turuttiyur. Shiva is said to have emerged from the temple linga to fulfil his promise to Parvati, giving rise to the epithet Sonnavararivar (“He who kept his word”). The name Turutti refers to an island in the Kaveri river, while Uttalam, the place where Shiva is believed to have stood, is traditionally associated with the modern name Kuthalam. The temple is praised in the Tevaram hymns of Appar and Sundarar. According to tradition, Sundarar was cured of an ailment after bathing in the temple's sacred tank.
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