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.

The temple Complex consist of two separate towers, (Vimanam) one for Lord Siva and another one for Amman. The amman temple is placed on the right side of the Siva Temple is an example of Pandya dynasty. There are other structure such construction of Vimana on the Sanctum which indicate the Chola dyanasty. The salient feature of the temple complex are There are two Nandi in front of the Shiva Temple. There are five Lingas, three being in the outside temple, one is Sanctum and another one is invisible.

There is no Deepasthala Pillar (Lamp Post) which one can see in all Shiva temples in Kongu region The main Gate is opened in South direction instead of East. The Amman was placed on the right side of the Shiva temple. The temple Complex located on the bank of Nallar River Stream which tributary of Noyyal River.

M. Ganesan, an epigraphist and former emeritus professor of Indian Council of Historic Research at Bharatiar University, who conducted studies at the temple, said that though the temple was built by Pandyas, different inscriptions state that the place was used by tribals to offer poojas to ‘Shivalingam’ as early as 5th century.

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Tirupur is a Textile city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 47 km (29 mi) from Coimbatore located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city.[ It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. Tirupur is well-connected by road and rail. Coimbatore International Airport is the nearest domestic and international airport to the city. It forms a part of the ancient Kong Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial state. Tirupur is a Textile hub and a vast generator of employment for unskilled temporary workers.[ Tiruppur was constituted as a Municipality during the year 1947. It was upgraded to a Special Grade Municipality during 1983 and upgraded as a Corporation during 2008.

Arulmigu Visweswarar Swamy & Veeraraghava Perumal Temple