Tiruchuli - Connect with your ancestors

Significances:

• This temple's God enshrined here before 8th Century CE, one of the oldest temple in Tamilnadu.

• It is among the 14 famous Shaiva centres in Pandya nadu.

• This temple has been venerated in the hymns sung by Shaivites Nayanar Sundaramoorthy, Manikkavachakar and Sekkilar.

• The god in this temple is worshipped by all of the 63 Saivites in Tamil Nadu.

Bhuminathaswamy temple - Sannathi

• All 63 saivities have their own statues here.

• The boundary walls constructed during the reign of Muthuramalinga Setupati.

• Pallimadam is a nearby village where Sundra Pandya 10 Century CE died and his brother Vira Pandya erected a sepulchral shrine (pallipadai) over his grave. This sepulchral temple called Kalainathaswamy Kovil is the only one of its kind in Pandya nadu. Pallipadai became Pallimadam in later years.

• Sri Ramana Maharishi was born in Tiruchuli. His ashram was established here in 1988.

• Swamy Vivekananda stayed in this temple for three days.

• Amavasai(new moon) is a auspicious day on which people pay homages to their ancestors. Among all new moon days in a year, Adi Amavasai(New moon on tamil month Aadi) considered to be very special day.

Deities:

• Bhuminathar, Thunaimalai Amman

Bhuminathaswamy temple pillars

Legend:

• Legends speak of Bhuminatha (Lord of the Earth), as Lord Siva, saving the land from a deluge on three separate occasions. By planting his trident into the earth, Shiva created a hole for the water to flow into. At the place where he planted his trident stands the large temple of Bhuminatheswarar.

Location:

• Tiruchuli, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District, Tamilnadu, INDIA.
• 15 Kilometers east from Aruppukottai.

Near by Attractions:

• Aruppukottai Sivan Kovil
• Irukkangudi Mariamman temple
• Kottaimedu, Kamudhi
• Madurai Meenakshi temple.
• Thiruparankundram Murugan temple
• Alagar Kovil, Madurai