Sri Mahakalesvarar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Irumbai in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the padal petra sthalam and the Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Thirugnasambandar.
The temple Shiva linga is split into three with three faces. A copper plate is used to assemble the same to do abhishekam.
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.
