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Arulmigu Vaidyanathaswamy Temple

Vaitheeswaran Koil, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

Arulmigu Vaidyanathaswamy Temple

🛕About Temple

Arulmigu Vaidyanathaswamy Temple is a Shiva temple at Vaitheeswaran Koil in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. The presiding deity is Lord Shiva worshipped as Vaidyanathaswamy, the divine physician, with Goddess Thaiyalnayaki as the consort. The temple is a Paadal Petra Sthalam and is also part of the Tamil Nadu Navagraha temple tradition associated with Angaraka, the planet Mars.

ℹ️Temple Information

🛕 Presiding Deity
Vaidyanathaswamy
👸 Goddess
Thaiyalnayaki
⭐ Temple Classification
Shiva Temple | Paadal Petra Sthalam | Navagraha Temple
📍 District
Mayiladuthurai

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⭐Temple Significance

The temple is significant as a Paadal Petra Sthalam praised in the Tamil Shaiva devotional canon and as the Navagraha temple associated with Angaraka, or Mars. It is especially known for the worship of Shiva as Vaidyanathaswamy, the divine healer.

📜History

The temple is documented in the Tevaram hymns and is therefore revered as a Paadal Petra Sthalam, showing its importance in the Tamil Shaiva tradition from the early medieval period. Specific details about the original builder or foundation date are not provided here because they are not reliably established in the available information.

🕉️Mythology

Temple tradition identifies Shiva here as Vaidyanathaswamy, the divine physician, and devotees worship him and Goddess Thaiyalnayaki for relief from illness. The shrine is also traditionally associated with Angaraka, and devotees perform worship here for relief from Mars-related afflictions according to Hindu astrological belief. These accounts belong to temple tradition and religious belief, not documented history.

🏛Architecture

The temple is a South Indian Shaiva temple complex with enclosed prakarams and shrines for Vaidyanathaswamy, Thaiyalnayaki and Angaraka. Further specific architectural details are not included here unless reliably documented.

🌳 Sacred Features

🌳 Temple Tree
Neem tree
The neem tree is traditionally associated with the temple as its sacred tree.
💧 Temple Tank
Siddhamirtha Theertham
The temple tank is traditionally associated with the healing traditions of the shrine.

✨ Temple Highlights

✨ Paadal Petra Sthalam
The temple is one of the Shiva temples praised in the Tevaram hymns.
✨ Angaraka Navagraha Temple
The temple is traditionally associated with Angaraka, the planet Mars, and is visited for Mars-related parihara worship.
✨ Healing Form of Shiva
Lord Shiva is worshipped here as Vaidyanathaswamy, meaning the divine physician.

🙏 Spiritual Benefits

Devotees traditionally worship Vaidyanathaswamy and Thaiyalnayaki seeking relief from illness.
Devotees traditionally worship Angaraka here for relief from Mars-related astrological afflictions.

🪔 Special Poojas

🪔 Angaraka worship
Devotees traditionally perform worship connected with Angaraka, the Mars graha, especially for Mars-related astrological concerns.

🚗 How to Reach

🛣️ By Road
Vaitheeswaran Koil is accessible by road from nearby towns including Mayiladuthurai and Sirkazhi.
🚆 By Rail
Vaitheeswaran Koil has a railway station serving the town.
Arulmigu Vaidyanathaswamy Temple

Visit Information

🕒 Temple Timings
6:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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