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Dharmapuri,
the district head quarter's town of the same name once called
Taladur was the capital Adigamas, who ruled over Kongunadu
comprising the present districts of Salem, Coimbatore and Erode. The
town is housing an ancient and largely visited temple, called
Mallikarjuneswaraswamy Tirukkovil, popularly known as Kottai Eswaran
koil. Though not boasts of high towers, kissing the colourful clouds
or occupying tens of acres of land, its glory lies in sanctity of
the location and divinity of the archamurtis, going by the names of
Mallikarjunaswamy and Kamakshi Amman. Simplicity and modesty are
exuding from its construction, and it possesses several minishrines
for most of the adorable deities, like Vinayaka, Subrahmanya,
Dakshinamurti, Nataraja and Sivakami Amman. The Utsavamurtis are the
best specimens of excellent craftsmanship. It got the name of
Dharmapuri due to the penance of Dharmangada, the ruler of Kasi, who
implemented the direction of one sage, who was doing tapas here
sitting in an ant-hill for many centuries. The Kamakshi Amman
demonstrated her sports on many occasions arid became the safest
refuge for the victims of Nemesis. A most visit worthy shrine.
It
lies on the Bangalore - Salem high way, commanding all conveyance
facilities from both Salem and Karur on both ends.
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