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#Kapardeeswarar #Vellai_Pillaiyar #Shweta_Vinayakar Thiruvalanchuzhi, Thanjavur

Cauvery which was enshrined in the Kamandalam of sage #Agasthiyar liberated by Vinayakar and she started flowing towards Chola Nadu. When informed of the arrival of the holy river, King Haridhwajan Image
received her with pujas and prayers. The river took a right turn around Lord Siva, circumambulating him (valan-chuzhi) and entered a hole near the Lord (called the piladwaram). The king tried his best to block it but was unsuccessful. He took the help of sage Herandar, who took Image
the shape of a bee as ordained by Lord Siva and blocked the hole. The Kaveri started flowing again, out of the earth. Since the Kaveri came up from here, this place is also called Melakaveri. The temple is primarily a Chola period construction, and has some beautiful architecture Image
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