This temple located in Puducherry is one of the Paadal Petra
Sthalams praised by Gnanasambandar. This is beautiful temple under the control
of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and has several inscriptions dating back
to the period of Parantaka Chola and other great Chola kings like Rajaraja
Chola, Rajendra Chola and Kulothunga Chola.
As per the legend, the demon Mundasuran got a boon from Lord
Shiva so that he will be protected from death due to devas and other lords.
Because of this boon, the demon started waging wars with devas including Brahma
and defeated them. They prayed to Lord Shiva for help and He instructed
Vadugabhairava to kill the demon. He slayed the demon and in order to alleviate
the sin of killing the demon, Bhairava prayed to Lord in this shrine. The place
itself came be to known as Vadugur after the Bhairava’s name but the current
name for this place is Thiruvandarkoil.
This temple is located on the Villupuram – Villianur –
Puducherry Highway, after crossing the Tamil nadu border within 3 kms in
Puducherry the temple can be reached.
Open from 6 am to 10 am and from 5 pm to 8 pm every day.
Lord Siva: Panchanatheeswarar,
Vadugeeswarar
Ambal (Goddess): Thirupurasundari,
Vaduvagirkanni
