Swamy Nellaiappar Temple and Kanthimathi Ambal Temple is located at a distance of around 2 km from the railway station. The temple has been constructed as per the rules written in agama shastras by Rama Pandian. Various important parts of the temple are believed to have been built by the famous ruler Nindrasir Nedumaran of the 17th century.
A chain mandapam is located within the premises of this structure along with a flower garden, which is assumed to have been built in 1756. The major attraction of this garden is the square vasantha mandapam that has around 100 pillars.
One of the Famous Siva Temple . Now renovations giingon . Minimum Two hours to spend to see the whole Temple . Very big Nandi Status in this Temple . Lord Maha Vishnu in different posture . Lot of small Temples in this Temple
Arulmigu Swami Nellaiappar and Arultharum Kanthimathi Amble:
The temple is situated in the heart of the city and this is one of the largest temples in South India. We visited the complex consist of two huge temples, one for Lord Shiva (Nellaiappar temple) and the other for his consort Parvathi (Kanthimathi Ammai temple). These two temples are linked by a big terraced hall namely Sangili Mandapam that has life sized sculptures adoring the pillars. The main deity of Kanthimathi Nellaiyappar Temple is a 'Suyambu Lingam' or a Shiva Lingam which erupted from underneath the earth. The Nandi mandapam has a fairly big statue of Nandi (the bull God), similar to those at Tanjore and Rameswaram. Other mandapams in the temple include Oneal Mandapam and the 1000 pillared hall. The 1000 pillared hall is famous for the celestial wedding of Kanthimathi Ammai with Nellaiyappar.
