Kattuazhagar Kovil

Kattu azhagar kovil is situated about 25 kms south of Nachiarpatti near the foot of the Western Ghats(Merku Todarchi malai).The usual way of reaching this kovil is to reach shenbagathoppu-pullaiyarkovil and then from there come to Meenkuthi parai.From Meenkuthi parai it is a narrow route leading to Kattu azhagar kovil.


Comming from the Othhaiadi padai(narrow passage made by clearing the forest) one reaches the theertham of this thirukovil.The theertham of this thirukovil is Noopuragangai.When Brahma performed abhishekam for the lord's holy feet ,a fraction of the water came into contact with one of the anklets of the perumal and fell in this kshetram and thus the theertham got the name Noopuragangai.Once Durvasa rishi cursed sage suthpa to became a frog .After taking bath at the theertham the sage was freed from the curse The auspicious theertham flows into a large tank from a faucet and a special feature of this theerthem is that water from the faucet flows uninterruptedly without any break during all times.

The temple is situated on top of a small hillock and one has to climb around 247 steps to reach the entrance.This kovil is said to have been built by the king Thirumalnayakar.This kovil has a very nice ardhamandapam with the two dwarapalakas standing majestically. Sundararajaperumaal(Kallazhagar) of Thirumaalirumsolai is present here as Kattuazhagar with thayars Sridevi and Bhoomadevi