Agneeswarar Temple, Tirukkollikkadu

01Fire and Shani

Kolli is a firebrand, and the katha of Tirukkollikkadu is of Agni worshipping Shiva to be cleansed. The Devi’s name, Panjin Melladi Ammai, means the mother whose feet are softer than cotton. Shani here is Pongu Saneeswarar, Shani who brings increase, in a shrine of his own. Sambandar sang one padigam on the shrine, the 115th south of the Kaveri. The vanni and the bilva are both sthala trees.