Sri-Deiva-Nayakeswar-Arambeswar-Temple is in Thiruilmbayakottur-near the Coovam lake near Sriperumpudur town in Thiruvallur district.
The village was once known as Arambayakattur on the name of Lord Shiva but later derived to its current name-Illumbayakattur
The temple is one of the padal petra sthalam- sung by Sundarar and Thirunavaukarassar.
The temple is calm and serene and also has a special structure that sun rays falls on the temple in April and September for a few days.
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.
