Temple Structure

Theerthas (Sacred Springs )

               The   place   where  Lord   Muruga  worshiped Lord Siva after destructing Surapadma is Tiruchendur. To  get relief  from  sins  and diseases, there are 24 Theerthas (Sacred spring baths) here. Their names and the benefits are inscribed on the stone pillars at the seashore. Among them the most famous ones are Vadanarambam and Nazhikinaru.

Nazhikinaru

A path way is laid to reach Nazhikinaru from Shanmugha Vilasa Mandapam. After remitting entrance fee you can get down the steps of 24 feet depth  and  reach Nazikinaru.   It   is  a  wonder  in  such a small space (one square foot) water is oozing non stopingly. It is said Lord  Muruga poked his spear in the sand here to quench the thirst of his  soldiers.   The  water is having the sulphuric smell. The depth of this well is 7 feet. In Sanskrit it is called Kanda Pushkarani.

         The worshippers take bath in the sea as well as in the Nazhikinaru before worship which is   considered  to   be  of  much spiritual merit. Spring  with  pure  water  near  the  Sea  is an important feature of this natural phenomenon.

 Vadanaramba Theertham

 This Theertham is in the sea just opposite to Moolavar. It is said Bhrama took bath here to get back his lost head. Kanagasundari, daughter of Kalingan was born with horse face due to a curse. This king could not bring normal human face to his daughter in spite of performing many austerities. Then he came to this place and took bath  in this Theertham and his daughter got normal human face. As a memory of this incident, one horse face statue is in the Veiyulu Kandamman Temple in this town.  Since the sea is very rocky in the Theertham area, now we cannot take bath here.

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