Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple
Perur Patteeswaraswamy temple built by Karikala Cholan is located 7 km west of Coimbatore near Noyyal river. Coimbatore has many temples out of which the Perur Patteeshwara Swamy temple is the most popular one. The temple upholds huge statues. The significance of Perur temple in earlier days is unfolded in the poetic creations of Arunagiri Nather and Kachiappa Munivar. Lord Shiva is the presiding deity of this temple who is known as ‘Patteeswarar’ and his consort Parvati is known as ‘Panchanayaki’. The idol in the temple is believed to be ‘Swayambu Lingam’ (self emerged). This temple was built by Karikala Cholan and later many other rulers also added to this temple's brilliant and exemplary architecture as we would like describe in terms of todays construction. Huge Pillars which forms the standards of those days. This temple was even attacked by Aurangazeb and seemed to have left the temple unscathed which is rather very unusual for his kind of nature like in other places. In resp...