Thirumalpur manikandeeswarar temple

Thirumalpur manikandeeshwarar temple
Location
Thirumalpur is at a distance of about 14 kms from Kanchipuram on the Kanchipuram to Arakkonam route. There is a Railway Station at Thirumalpur. The temple is 5 kms away from this railway station.
From Thiruvallur it is about 40 kms.
Other Paadal Petra Shivasthalams near Thirumalpur are - Thakkolam (17 kms), Kuranganil Muttam (30 kms), Thiru Magaral (30 kms) and Thiru Vanparthan Panangattur (37 kms).
General Information
Moolavar
Sri Manikandeswarar, Sri Dhayanitheeswarar
Sri Malvanangeeswarar
Ambal
Sri Anchanatchi Amman, Sri Karunai Nayaki
Theertham (Holy water)
Chakkara Theertham
Sthala Vriksham (Sacred Tree)
Vilvam
Pathigam (Hymn) rendered by
Saint Thirugnanasambanthar-2, Saint Thirunavukarasar (Appar)-4
This is one of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 11th Shiva Sthalam in Thondai Nadu.
Lord Shiva in this temple is a Swayambumurthi, (self-manifested).
It is believed that the Moolavar of this temple is made of sand by Goddess Parvathi herself.
This lingam is not touched by human hands, not even by the priests, as it is “Theendathirumeni” and is always covered by a metal sheet (kavacham).
Lord Mahavishnu got his discus (Sudarshana Chakaram) from Lord Shiva here.
This is an east facing temple that has two corridors and a main tower (Rajagopuram) with 5-tiers.
History of the Temple
This ancient temple is located on the banks of Virudhasheera river (Palaru) and is said to be more than 1500 years old. The temple is said to have been built by King Paranthaka Chola-I.