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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Thirupariyalur Veerateswarar Temple

Saiva · Kollumangudi, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

Thirupariyalur Veerateswarar Temple

திருப்பறியலூர் வீரட்டேஸ்வரர் கோயில்

Veerateswarar, who broke Daksha’s yagna

Pitru and ancestorsGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Veerateswarar, who broke Daksha’s yagna
Where
Kollumangudi, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.10N 79.72E
Usual hours
6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani
Visited for
The Daksha yagna samharam sthalam. Visited where a family quarrel or a father’s displeasure is read into the chart, and on amavasai for the ancestors.
Kept for Saturn, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Thirupariyalur Veerateswarar Temple, Kollumangudi, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.