01Tamarinds of gold
Onan and Kanthan, captains of the asura Banasura, found a linga in the forest and became devotees; a third, Jalandhara, joined them, and the three lingas stand in separate shrines behind one entrance. Sundarar sang a padigam here, in the Seventh Tirumurai, asking the Lord for gold. The katha says Shiva moved towards a tamarind tree and the tamarinds became gold. A Vinayaka called Vayirunthi Pillaiyar has a shrine of his own. Like most Kanchi Shiva temples, Onakanthanthali has no separate Devi shrine; Kamakshi is the Devi of them all.
Visiting
In Panjupettai, about 1 km north-west of the Sarva Tirtham tank west of Ekambareswarar, beside the electricity substation.
