Sri-Sathyanathaswamy Temple in Thirukalimedu in Kanchipuram district. It is an ancient temple of th century AD.The temple is a padal petra sthalam- sung by Nayanmars-Sundarar.
According to legend, the Lord Shiva was worshipped here by Indra when the place was called as Karaivanam. Later it was called Thirunerikaraikadu. Now the current name Thirukalimedu was derived from that name.
The temple is also famous for Budha Bhagavan deity. as he too worshipped Shiva here. Further, for Lord Dakshinamurthy – you normally find only four students- Sanagar, Sanandanar, Sananthakumar and Sanaathanar. Here, he has 7 disciples.
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.
