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The Ancient Thandayutha Pani Swami Temples is situated in Chettikulam Village, Perambalur District. The above temple is built by King Kulasekara Pandian, some 500 years ago. These temple is situated 22 Kms. away from Perambalur and 8 Km west of Alathur gate in Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway (NH-45). This temple reflect the architecture of the early days.
10 day Panguni Uthiram festival in March-April with Mandakapadi and car procession each day drawing crowd in lakhs; 10 day Thaipoosam car festival; festivals to the steps of the temple on the first day of chithirai month – April-May with lamp puja for each step; Vaikasi Visakam-conch abishek with special pujas in May-June, 7 day Aipasi Skanda Sashi festival in October-November with a Laksharchana (chanting the thousand names of the Lord 100 times repeatedly) are the festivals celebrated in the temple.
The presiding deity is a swayambumurthi. On 3rd, 4th and 5th days of Masi (February-March) the rays of setting Sun fall on the deity. During the setting time, the rays will fall on the deity from foot to the face. Lord Dhandayuthapani graces here with hair in His head. The idol is 4 feet tall holding a sugarcane with 11 parting lines called kanukkal, a form nowhere available in Muruga temples.
The temple has 240 steps to mount on and 243 steps to come down. The speciality of the temple is that Lord Muruga faces the other Chettikulam temple belonging to His father Lord Shiva. The chief of Muruga’s army, Veerabagu graces here as Veerabadraswami.
People pray here for happy wedlocks, child boon, for remedy from illness and other physical problems, favourable results in litigations, recovery of things lost, trade problems etc. and they strongly believe that Lord Muruga offers just solutions. The other natural advantage is that devotees go by steps to the temple breathing the healthy herbal breeze.
Tonsuring, carrying Kavadi, offering things equal to their weight (Tulabaram), contributing cattle are the prayer commitments followed by devotees. Those getting the child boon realized, make cradles of sugarcane and tie them in the temple. Some offer Vel – the weapon of Lord Muruga- made of silver and offer it to the Lord. Abishek is offered in milk, curd, green coconut, lime fruits, sandal, panchamirtham made of five ingredients, oil etc. They perform Kalasabishekam (kalasa-small metal pots) on Sashti days – 6th day either from new moon or full moon days. Shanmuga Homa is devotionally performed by devotees. Feeding the visitors and usual abisheks are also performed by devotees.
Lord Muruga in Dhandayuthapani form has tonsured head in all temples. Against this established principle, Lord Dhandayuthapani in this temple appears in a beautiful hair style. He is 4 feet tall holding a sugarcane with 11 partition lines. This is the only temple where devotees can have this darshan .Lord Muruga granted darshan to Sage Againsthya as a bangle seller called Valayal Chetty. (Valayal-Bangle, Chetti- trader). Lord Muruga is also said to have guided Paranthaka Chola and Kulasekhara Pandiya and helped them quell the fury of Kannaki and calm her in the form of Madhurakali. The place is also known as Vadapalani as Lord Muruga graces in a form as in Palani in south. The significance lies in the Lord’s swayambumurthi form. He is holding a red sugarcane, an exclusive form here only. The Panchanadhi River is always full of water. The rain water flows into the river through the herbal plants on the hill and has all medicinal properties. The prayer commitments to Palani can be executed here. Sage Agasthya worshipped here. Saint Arunagiriar had praised the temple in his hymns.
The Devas appealed to Lord Shiva in Kailash to protect them from the terrorism of the demons. Mother Parvathi was also present in the court. Lord Muruga rose up and promised to destroy them and got the Shakti weapon called Vel from His Mother. He returns back to his Mother to announce his victory over the demons and the destruction of their chief Sura. As a token of Her congratulations to the victorious son, She gave the sugarcane held by Her. Lord Muruga came to this temple with this sugarcane.
The presiding deity is a swayambumurthi. On 3rd, 4th and 5th days of Masi (February-March) the rays of setting Sun fall on the deity. During the setting time, the rays will fall on the deity from foot to the face.
Temples of Perambalur district form the most prominent centers of pilgrimage in the state of Tamil Nadu. The holy deity worshipped in the temples of this district and its related festivals are grandly celebrated in the district of Perambalur. This is an inland district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu without any coastal line. The district is also rich in cultural heritage and religious prejudices, and therefore the temples of this district in Tamil Nadu state are specially revered.
One of the most famous temples in the state of Tamil Nadu is the Siruvachur Madura Kaliamman temple. This temple is situated at Siruvachur in Perambalur taluk. The presiding deity of this renowned temple is known as Sri Madura Kaliamman. This goddess is one of the forms of the Goddess Kali. Poojas are grandly performed on Monday and Friday of every week. The most prominent annual festival in this temple starts in the last week of Panguni. The Car festival is also celebrated in the first week of Chithirai.
Apart from the Siruvachur Madura Kaliamman temple, there are other two major temples in the district of Perambalur in the state of Tamil Nadu called the Ancient Arulmigu Ekambareswar temple and the Thandayuthapani Swamy Temple. These two temples are located in the Chettikulam Village. These two temples were constructed by King Kulasekara Pandian, some eight hundred years ago. These temples are placed at a distance of twenty two kilometers from Perambalur and eight kilometers to the west of Alathurgate on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway. Both of these temples reflect the architecture of the early days. Like other temples, festival is also celebrated in the Arulmigu Ekambareswarar temple. The Thai Poosam festival is celebrated every year in the month of January for ten days in this temple. During the celebration of this festival in the Arulmigu Ekambareswarar temple, people from different places visit this temple in large numbers and get the blessings of Lord Shiva
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