| The Sthala vriksha,
the sacred Neem (Margosa) tree, is in the eastern outer corridor. The important Teertham
known as Siddhamurta Teertham is a big tank lying south of the temple of the Goddess in
the southern corridor. There are several deities like Sri Nataraja, Sivakami, Durga, Sun,
Angaraka, Sapta Kannikas, 63 Nayanmars, etc., in the southern corridor. There is also another Teertham known as Jatayu Kunda near-by where it is
believed that Rama and Lakshmana cremated Jatayu. There are images of Rama, Lakshmana, and
Vishwamitra. Vasishtha and Jatayu near the Kunda. Singaravelar, Ayyanar, Mariamman,
Draupadi, Bhikshatanar and Angaraka are the other
Deities enshrined near-by. |
