| Perur Patteeswaraswamy
Temple is the most popular temple of Coimbatore. Located at 7 km west
of Coimbatore near river Noyyal this temple is built by Karikala Cholan-a
ruler of Chola Empire.
The origin of the temple goes back to pre Christian era. The innermost
shrine is build by Karikala Cholan while Chola rulers of 11 th to 13
th century made several endowments to the temple. Perur Patteeswaraswamy
Temple structure also contains contributions of the Hoysalas and the
Vijaynagar rulers.
The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva as Patteeswarar and
his consort Pachai Nayaki, worshipped in the form of “ Swayambu Lingam
”. This temple is also known by the name of Mel Chidambaram.
Beside of its perfect location the main attraction of the temple is
the ‘ Kanaka Saba' or the golden hall. A gold plated statue of Nataraja
giving blessings to two sagas- Gowmuni and Pattimuni adorns hall.
Coimbatore Patteeswaraswamy temple also comprises of several impressive
towers and mandapams. The roof of the temple has a series of stone chains
that give a different character to the temple. Besides of these temple
also has ten pillars that have magnificent carvings of the various manifestations
of Shiva.
Coimbatore Patteeswaraswamy temple complex also contain other temples
dedicated to various deities. The magnificent Pattivinayakar temple
is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. The other attractive temple of the complex
is the Arasambalavanar temple dedicated to Shiva. The North and South
Kailasam temples guard the two directions of the main temple.
Panguni Uthiram festival held in the month of March is the only festival
associated with the rituals of this temple.
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