01The peg in the cowshed
The temple’s katha tells of a young wife devoted to Shiva whose husband threw her linga into a well. She went on worshipping the wooden peg to which the calf was tied, seeing Shiva in it. When the husband raised an axe to split the peg, Shiva came forth from it and blessed them both. Kanru is a calf and tari a peg; the Lord is Nadutariappar and the mark of the blade is on the linga. Appar sang one padigam here. The temple keeps five daily pujas, and Vaikasi Visakam is its chief festival.
Visiting
About 17 km from Tiruvarur, 3 km east of Tirunattiyathankudi; town buses run from Tiruvarur.
