01The peepal and the arrow
The temple’s katha says Vamadeva, standing under a peepal, wished that Shiva would appear there, and he did, on a Pradosham day. Another katha tells of King Sathyavardhan, whose flower garden was being stripped by a deer; his arrow missed the deer and struck the peepal, and blood flowed from it. The linga is small, under a canopy of 108 rudraksha beads, and bears the mark. Sambandar sang one padigam here. The temple’s bronzes were stolen and were recovered by the Tamil Nadu Police idol wing in 2009.
The life of this place
- 2009 CEStolen bronzes of the temple are recovered by the Tamil Nadu Police idol wing.
Visiting
At Ozhindiyapattu in Vanur taluk, near Puducherry; Kiliyanur is about 8 km and Irumbai a few km away. Vaikasi Brahmotsavam is the chief festival.
