Vyagrapureeswarar Temple

Location: Thirupulivanam, near Uthramerur and around 20kms from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Presiding deity: Shiva as worshipped by sage Vyagrapaadhar and Indran.
Consort: Sri Amirthagujalambal
Constructed by: Probably built during Kulothunga Chozas period and later addition made during Vijayanagara rule.
Years of construction: To be updated
Notes:
- This temple has the gaja prishta vimanam, shaped like that of an elephant.
- As per the inscriptions this place was called as Jayangonda Chozhamandalathu Kazhiyur kottathu thaniyur Sri Rajendra Chozha Chaturvedi Mangalam.
- Lord Shiva was called as Thirupulivalamudaiya Nayanar/Aaludaiyar Thirupulivalamudaiyar.
- Inscriptions found in this temple point to donations and grants made for lighting lamps there.
- Legend here is Vyaghrapadhar son of sage Madhyandhanar wanted to worship Shiva with flowers plucked before honey bees could touch it. He wanted to climb trees and thus asked boon of having feet of tiger and eyes in tips of fingers.
- The place where the sage circled around the Shiva Linga is Thirupulivalam.
- Lord Indra has also worshipped this deity.
- Vyaghrapadhar Jeeva samadhi is found in this temple.

Details compiled by Dharanya