Coimbatore Temples
| Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple: | |
| 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. | |
Arulmigu Chokkalingeswarar Aalayam : |
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| This temple was built by 'Sundara Pandiya' in the 15th century. The Sthalapuranam states that two boys were taking bath in a tank when a crocodile swallowed one. Three years later a 'Thread ceremony' was performed to the boy who survived.Though their family was happy on the occassion, there was grief in the family of the boy who was swallowed by the crocodile. |  |
| On his way to meet 'Cheramaan Peruman', Sundaramoorthy Nayanar happened to pass by Avinashi and heard the tale. Moved by this, Sundaramoorthy Nayanar composed and sang for 'Lord Shiva' to resurrect the dead child. His prayers were answered and water started flowing into the empty tank and crocodile emerged from it with a grown boy of 8 years.The car festival is the most exciting of the festivals in this temple. This temple's car is one of the biggest in South India and is noted for its fine wooden carvings. | |
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