Melur (Melanedungatangudi) Agatheeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Address

Melur, Thiruvarur circle,

Thiruvarur District,

Tamil Nadu 610001

Moolavar

Agatheeswarar

Amman

Annapurani

Introduction

Melur (Melanedungatangudi) Agatheeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Melur (Melanedungatangudi) village, Thiruvarur circle, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. A small village is called as Melur. The temple, which has been in ruins for many years, has been completely rebuilt towards the west side of the town. Here the Lord is called as Agatheeswarar and Mother is called as Annapurani, Both the sanctums are facing towards the south side. Before the lord is beautiful Nandi. At the sanctum sanctorum gate are Subramanya and Vinayaka. Ganesha is usually on the left but here it is placed on the right side. Bhairava is in the northeast. There is a lingam muruthy nearby. There are no Goshta Murthys as many of the idols of the ruined temple are missing. The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. If farmers worship the goddess, agriculture will flourish and there will be no shortage of food items at home. By worshiping Agatheeswarar one gets salvation.

Puranic Significance

When the Lord’s marriage took place in Kailash, the earth became unbalanced. In order to bring the earth to balance, Agathiyar accepted the Lord’s order, and the Lord agreed that he should see the Lord’s Rishabaru in all the places where he worships. Sage Agathiya, who left for the south, wanted to see the marriage ceremony of Shiva Shakti in all the places. As a result, innumerable modifications appeared. The Lord made Agathiyar perform his marriage ceremony in the places he wanted, and wanted to worship in many places in order to bless us all, and used Agathiyar himself indirectly. One of the many changes that have been made.