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the grace of the Lord, King Varaguna Pandian defeated the Chola king with whom he had to
wage a war. The Sthalapurana goes to say that the Chola king who suffered defeat at the
hands of Varaguna Pandian gave him a beautiful damsel by name Sukandakesi whom Varaguna
Pandian in turn offered to Kaleesar, the Lord of this place. The Lord accepted the
Pandian's offer and the damsel merged with the lingam.
Similarly five ghosts, who were wandering in a forest near Mount Meru, got salvation as a
result of their worship in this place. It is said that in the month of Margazhi
(December-January) holy rivers like Ganges etc. come to this place and take a purificatory
bath in the Rudra Teertham. |
