SakalaBhuvaneswarar temple, Tiru-Meeyachur Ilankovil
Location
Tiru-Meeyachur Ilankovil
Deity
SakalaBhuvaneswarar
Female Deity
Mekhalambikai
Pathikam
Tirunavukarasar - 1
Gallery – SakalaBhuvaneswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur Ilankovil
How to Reach
This Shiva temple is situated within the main temple complex at Tiru-Meeyachur, on the northern side of the Meghanathaswamy sannidhi, and is in the northern prakaram.
Temple Address
Tirumeeyachur
Via Peralam, Near Nannilam
Tiruvarur District
Tamil Nadu – PIN 609405
Temple Hours
Morning: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Evening: 4:30 PM – 8:45 PM
About the Temple
Inside the Thirumeeyachur Meghanathaswamy Temple, on the northern prakaram, there is a separate temple known as the Tiru-Meeyachur Ilankovil. Here, the presiding deity Sakala Bhuvaneswarar faces east, while Goddess Mekhalambikai faces south, each enshrined in separate sanctums. These two sanctums are often found closed.
In the 6th verse of his pathigam, Appar refers to the Goddess of this temple as Minnu Mekhalaiyal. Around the sanctum, in the goshta, Chaturmukha Chandikeswarar is seen in the place where Durga is usually found.
Pathigam
The pathigam composed by Thirunavukarasar (Appar) is found in the 5th Thirumurai.