Moolavar: Tiruthali Nathar, Sreetalinathar,
Tiruttaleeswarar
Urchavar: Somaskandar
Amman / Thayar: Sivakami,
Soundarya Nayagi
Thala Virutcham: Kondrai
Theertham: Sridhali
Theertham
Agamam / Pooja: Shivagama
Pathigam: Thirunaavukarasar, Sambandar
Old year: 1000-2000
years old
Historical Name: Tiruputhur
The Tiruttalinathar temple is a grand Shivastalam in
PandyaNadu.
Rameswaram and Tiruvadanai are
the other Shivastalams nearby. This shrine is regarded as the 6thof the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya region of Tamilnadu. This
temple is located in between Madurai and Karaikudi and can be reached by road
from both the places. It is located about 65 Kms. from Madurai, 20 Kms from
Karaikudi and about 35 Kms from Sivagangai.
Although Tirupputtur is a small town, the shiva
temple here is
big and as we go inside the temple, it is really huge and causes fascination to
the visitor. The temple has a main gopuram on the east side and has 3
prakarams. The outer 3rd prakaram is a wide courtyard on all the 4 sides. In
the 2nd middle prakram there are shrines for Lord Subramanya along with His 2
consorts Valli and Deivaanai, Lord vinayakar, Yoga Bhairavar, Tirunageswarar
and Navagraha Sannadhi. Entering the 3rd inner prakaram from the east side, one
can see the small shrines for Sun God Sooriyan, Mahalakshmi, Mahaganapathy,
Dakshinamurthy, Varunalingam, Visalakshmi Amman, Agasthiyalingam, Sandeswarar
and Durgai on the 4 pathways of the prakaram.
The shrine for the presiding
male deity Tiruttalinathar is situated at an elevated portion and
is facing east. The mandapam in front of the sanctum sanctorum has pillars with
beautiful sculptured images of Rishabavaaganar, Narthana Ganapathy, Venugpolan,
Narasimhar etc. Interesting metal images of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are also
seen here. The shrine for the female deity Sivagami is situated parallel to the north of
the main sanctum sanctorum and is also facing east.
Chithirai Bhairavar vizha in (April-May) and Karthikai Champaka
Sashti in (November-December) are the festivals of the temple.
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Navaratri, Kartikai Deepam,
Arudra Darisanam and Vaikasi Visaakam are celebrated here in addition to the
Jayantan Festival celebrated in the Tamil month of Chittirai (1st Friday).
Devotees seek pardon for sins committed knowingly or unknowingly.
Devotees perform special pujas and abishek offering vastras.
The temple is open from 5.30a.m. to 12.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. to
8.30 p.m.
Sri Tiruthali Nathar Temple, Tiruputhur-630 211, Sivaganga
District. Contact Number - 91 94420 47593.