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7. Arulmigu Kamalavalli Thayar sameda Kamalanathan Koil - Thiru Kandiyur

Mulavar   Harasabavimosana Perumal, Kamalanathan
Utsavar   Kamalanathan
Thayar   Kamalavalli Naachiyar
Kshethram   Trimurthi
Pose & Direction   Standing pose facing East
Theertham   Kabaala Moksha Pushkarni, Bali Theertham
Vimanam   Kamalakrutha Vimanam
Sthala Vruksham    
Paadiyavar   Thirumangai Alwar
Travel Base   Thanjavur
Nearest Railway Station   Iyyampettai

Location

It is located at around two kilometers from Thiruvaiyaru and seven kilometeres from Thanjavur on Thanjavur - Thiruvaiyaru Road.The temple on the roadside just before the bus stop.

History

It is believed that the fifth head of Bhrama plucked out by Shiva, stuck to his palms; and it came unstuck only after Vishnu and Lakshmi offered alms into the stuck skull, hence the name Hara Saapa Vimochana Perumaal.

Architecture

This temple has three tier gopuram and covering a distance of 222 feet in length and 115 feet in breath. It has two praharam. The main deity of both Perumal and Thayar are facing east. The utsar is Kamalanathan.

Timing: 8.00 am to 12.00 pm, 4.30 pm to 8.00 pm