SHIVA - THE COSMIC DANCER

  Thinthirineeshwarar Temple – Tindivanam - Villupuram   Thindeeswaram, Thinthiruni, Pulithinthirunivanam,Puliyankadu were the names of Tindivanam in History of the Town on the Chennai – Trichy national highway about 120 kms from Chennai. The place was also known as Tinthrivanam or the Jungle of Tamarind Trees. Since the Shiva Linga was found under a Tamarind tree, Mahadev is known as Tinthrivaneshwar. As you enter into the town from the highway, about half a Kilometer inside the town Facing East is the Temple of Mahadev Shiva as Thintheerinishwar and Mahadevi Parvathi as Maragathavalli or Marathambal.        The temple is known for its Shiva Bhakthi by Rishi Veda Vyasa, Valmiki, Killi, Killali, and Shiva Dwarapalaka’s Tindi and Mundi. Infact the Gopuram is supposed to have been built by Vyasa himself.   HISTORY   The Lingam would have been in existence for time immemorial. The temple has been revered in the canonized hymns on Shiva in Tamil, known as “Thevaram” which i

  ULUNDANDAR(MASHAPUREESHWARAR) TEMPLE - ULUNDURPET - TAMILNADU LEGEND A merchant was passing through this place He was carrying Pepper (Milagu in Tamil) to be sold in the markets near the Mariamman temple in Keeranur. He found a Shivalingam in a temple in this place and as it was getting dark, decided to stay the night there and worshipped the lord. Lord Shiva wanted to test the merchants Bhakti, presented himself as an old man and ask the merchant to give him some milage to cure his headache. The merchant lied to the lord saying he was carrying Ulundu( Black gram). So be it said the lord. On reaching Keeranur market the next day near the Mariamman temple , when the merchant opened the bags, to his shock he found his Milagu had become Ulundu.( Hence the name Ulundu Mariamman). Lord Shiva asked him to come back to the temple and worship him.As instructed by the lord and in order to attain for his sin, he went back to the temple and worshipped the lord and "Lo" the Black