Pateeswarar Temple Perur, Coimbatore

Pateeswarar Temple Perur (Pic from Dinamalar site)

Perur Patteswarar temple is located in Coimbatore at a distance of 12km from the Gandhipuram Bus stand. It is at a distance of six km from the modern industrial city of Coimbatore. 

Perur temple is also known as Dhenupuram as the legend of this temple is similar to that of Pateeswaraswamy temple Dharasuram and Dhenupureeswarar temple at Madambakkam. Legend (Shatlapuranam) says that this temple existed right from Kruthayuga and in all the other three yugas it was called in various other names. The Lord is worshipped by kamadhenu, Vyasa, Viswamitra, Yama, Mahavishnu and Brahma. Sages Gomuni and Pattimuni who are said to be Mahavishnu in sage form did penance and were blessed by Lord Nataraja and Sivakamasundari and thus Perur is also called as Melai Chidambaram. The lord and lordess of the temple are Patteeswarar and Maragadhavalli or Pachainayagi who grant the highest boon of ending the cycle of birth and death for every human. The footprint scar of kamadenu is visible on the head of the Shivalinga in this temple. The temple has two sthalavrukshams Piravapuli and Iravapanai. The seed of the tamarind from this tree does not sprout when sowed and the palm is more than a millenium old. The cow dung in the surrounding areas do not have worms in it. The Bairavar in this temple is seen without his consort the dog and is called as Gnana Bairavar. It is a belief that Worshiping this Bairava helps in curing heart diseases.

Kanakasabai is located in this temple and here Nataraja is in a different posture with his legs pointing downwards and with a twinkle in his eyes and mischievious smile which enthrills the devotees. Lord Shiva gave his Ananda Thandava darshan to Brahma, Vishnu, Kali and Sundarar.

Specialities of this temple:
    The Vimana of Mother Pachai Nayaki is square in shape.
    There is a seperate shine for Mother Manonmani.
    The shrine of Lord muruga is between the shrines of Swamy and Ambal in the somaskandha form.
    The Anjaneya in this temple is made of wood.

It is this lord who directed Sundaramurthi Nayanar to Chera king, Cheraman perumal to get funds to go to Kailash when he visited this temple. The temple is built close to Noyyal river. The temple is 2000 years old and is built by Karikal Cholan and then further constructions were done by Hoysalas and the Vijayanagar kings so we can see a mixture of architecture of all the styles in this temple. Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali Khan also patronised this temple and it improved the harmony of Hindus and Muslims. The Dheevatti Salaam conducted in the evenings every day is done as a respect to these rulers.

The famous festivals of this temple are Thiruvadirai, Panguni Uthiram. The temple is open from 6.00 am to 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm to 8.30 pm