Sukreeswarar temple is a 10th century-built rich heritage temple situated at Sarkar Periyapalayam in the outskirts of Tirupur city is remaining unknown to many a pilgrim tourists.

The premise of this elegantly constructed shrine, which was built by Pandya rulers, wears a deserted look on almost every day except during the occasional visits of a handful of people from the vicinity.

The temple area, located a bit off Tirupur-Erode Uthukuli road highway, it is already a protected monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Collector C. Samayamoorthy told The Hindu that the district administration would soon chalk out an action plan alongwith the Department of Tourism and the Archeological Survey of India to exploit the tourism potential of the site and make it a ‘preferred’ pilgrimage destination, at the earliest.

The temple, which is considered one of the four ‘Sirpa Sthalangal’ in Kongu region, will also find a mention in the proposed web site of Tirupur district.With ‘Kurakuthali Nayanar’ (Shiva) as the main deity, the shrine is an architectural delight made of neatly carved long stones reminiscing the epoch of Pandya period. The shrine is an architectural delight made of neatly carved long stones reminiscing the epoch of Pandya period.