Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri
Saivite Temples, Pudhukottai District
God
Chokkalingeswarar, facing east
Goddess
Meenakshi, facing east
Other Deities
Ganesha, Gajalakshmi, Muruga with consorts, Bhairava, Surya, Chandran, Navagraha, Naalvar. Sanctum Niches – Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu Brahma, Durga
Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri is a medium sized and important east facing temple with a 5 tiered Rajagopuram at the entrance. It is beautifully maintained and has a temple tank in front. The temple is fully covered and a single Prakaram is around the sanctum and shrines.
Holy Water (Theertham) – Temple Tank
Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information
History
Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri is an old temple built by the Nagarathar community. Nagarathar are Nattukottai Chettiars centered around Chettinad area whose history goes back to the Pandya and Chola periods.
Legend
No information
Directions
Chokkalingeswarar Melaisivapuri is 3 kilometers south west of Ponnamaravathy which is about 38 kilometers south west of Pudukottai.
Stay and Food
None locally except tea shops.
