Chandrasekarar at Thiruvakkarai

 The temple features:

This temple is located in Thiruvakkarai on the banks of river Varaha about 15 kms from Thindivanam
The carpet area of the temple is about 1, 36,800 sqft and is built east facing . This temple has a tower about 87ft in height in 7 stages.It has 3 corridors.(Pragarams) The deity is called Chandrasekar with three faces in linga-swaroopam in the east facing pose.It is said the deity is self-incarnated. The Lord's consort Devi Vadivambigai has a separate sanctum facing east.
This temple has three theerthams called Chandra-Brahma-Suriya pushkarini, Bilva-theertham and Punniya-theertham. There are many stone inscriptions in this temple giving the history of the kshetram

The saint who sang hymns on the Lord:
Thiru-gnana-sambandhar,

In this temple there is a sanctum for Ashtabuja Kali devi.

Legendary description:
The deity in this temple is with three faces for chandran, Vishnu and Brahma.  All the trees in this temple look like stones.

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