SHIVA TEMPLE THIRUVETKALAM ANNAMALAINGAR
Temple Location: ThiruvetalamANNAMALAINGAR
Lord shiva known as: Pasupatheswarar
Female deity known as: Nalla Nayagi (sathgunambigai)
How to get : 4.4 kms from Chidambaram;210 kms from chennai;70 kms from pondicherry;48 kms from cuddalore.
Legend: It is said that Arjuna did penance here and shiva gave Pasupathstra to him in this place only.
The annual festival in this temple is Tamil month of Vaikashi on the Vishaka asterism where the stalapuranam of the temple is enacted.
Mondays in the month of Kartikai are considered sacred.
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