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This temple we went during our grand daughters aksharaabhyasam (Aksharaabhyasam or Akshara abhyaasam or Vidyaarambham is a traditional religious function in which the child is given initiation of education so that the child is ready to receive formal education) in Koothanoor Saraswathy temple . Swarnavalli sametha Mukthiswarar temple is located at Thilatharpanapuri 2.6kms from Koothanur. Koothanoor is near Poonthottam which is on Mayavaram — Tiruvarur Road. Here you can see a Vinayakar with a Human face. This temple is one among the 276 Paadal petra Shivalayam. Thirugnanasambandar has sung the glory of this Lord . This temple has a vast area in front with koshala and horses .The Adi Vinayagar temple is outside the main temple usually Lord Vinayagar will be the first shrine within any temple. The priest while telling the sthalapurana told us as sun and moon together came and worshipped the Lord Shiva here , so it is considered as Amavasai on all days and pitru sradham can be done any da...

Suvasini priya matha sowmangalya vivarthini mangalyam dehime nithyam Sri Abirami namosthuthe . Which means  Salutations to Goddess Abirami, who is the mother who lives in the forehead of all married women  Please give us happy married life daily and bless us . Thirukadaiyur is 17 kms from Mayiladuthurai . The famous Lord Shiva temple named Amrithagadeswarar with his consort Abirami is in Thirukadaiyur.  This temple is famous for 60th birthday functions (Sastiapthapoorthi) Ayush homam for one year kids (apthapoorthi) 70 to 75 years (Bimaratha santhi) 80 and above years (Sadabhishegam). The temple consists of a long corridor in which the temple elephant and cow for Ko pooja are kept adjacent to it is the Goddess Abirami sannidi . Opposite to the Abirami sannidi is the temple garden . Straight to the corridor is the Lord Amithagadeswar sannidhi .  Kalasamharamurthy is to the side of the main diety . Straight opposite to it is Lord Yaman . As per legend near the temple o...