Tirumaanturai (திருமன்டுரி / வட கரி மன்டுரி)
Also known as Vada Karai Maanturai
Primary Deity: Amravaneswara (அம்ரவனெஸ்வர, மன்டுரிஅப்ப)
also known as Maanturaiappa
Consorts: Bala Amba (பல அம்ப)
Travel base, Address references
Located at: Lalgudi
Near:
Travelbase: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Legends and Notes
– Surya, Chandra, Kanvar and Vishnu are said to have worshipped Shiva here
– Mrikandu Muniva (father of Markandeya) and a deer are said to have worshipped Shiva under a mango tree, and this legend is illustrated in stucco in the temple
– Bhrama is said to have brought the Gayatri Nadi at the completion of his worship here, and his act of having made the false claim of having seen the top of the column of fire in which Shiva had manifested himself, was absolved here
– Indra is said to have worshipped Shiva to absolve himself of the sin of having deceived Akalya, the wife of Gowtama Rishi. Bhrama and Vishnu adorn the niches in the walls of the sanctum
Other Information
Significance:
This temple is considered to be Siva Sthalam
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