Vaitheeswaran Koil
| Vaitheeswaran Koil | |
|---|---|
Vaitheeswaran Kovil (Pullirukuvelur) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Mayiladuthurai |
| Deity | Vaidyanatha Swamy
Thayyal Nayagi Selvamuthukumarasamy Shree Vinayakar, Angarakan (Mars) Dhanvantari Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi |
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| Location | |
| Location | Vaitheeswarankoil |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 11°11′42″N 79°42′51″E / 11.19500°N 79.71417°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
Vaitheeswaran Koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Shiva, located in a small town Vaitheeswarankoil near Mayiladuthurai, Mayiladuthurai district the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the "God of healing" and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases. Vaitheeswaran is a Tamil derivative from vaidya (Doctor) and Ishvara (God/Master). The presiding deity is Sri vaidyanathan, facing towards West whereas East side is the common one. He is the God of Healing. When pronouncing in Tamil, it sounds like "vaideeswaran". It is one of the nine Navagraha (nine planets) temples and is associated with the planet Mars (Angaraka).
The village is also known for palm leaf astrology called Naadi astrology in Tamil. It is located 7 kilometers from Sirkazhi, 235 kilometers from Chennai, 27 km from Chidambaram, 110 km from Thanjavur and 13 km from Mayiladuthurai.
The holy waters of the Siddhamirtham tank within the temple complex contains nectar, and a holy dip is believed to cure all diseases.
The temple is revered by the Tevaram hymns of 7th-century Saiva nayanars - Tamil saint poets and is also classified as a Paadal Petra Sthalam (temple revered by the nayanars).