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TIRUVARUR |
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There are several
tanks attached as an adjunct to the temple wherein devout pilgrims take their bath before
entering into the precincts of the temple.
On the western side of 1he temple there is a famous tank known as Kamalalayam where
Goddess Kamala (Lakshmi) took her birth. It is considered to be the biggest tank in the
whole of South India, having an island temple in the middle dedicated to the Goddess.She was born with the nectar during the course of churning of the Milky
Ocean by the Devas and the Asuras. Varuna, the God of Water brought up Kamala, and after
devoted penance she was married to Vishnu at Tiruvarur. Hence the name Kamalalayam. |
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