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Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur
Kalyanasundaresar Temple or Thirunallur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Nallur, in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Kalyansundaresar, and is represented by the ''lingam''. His consort Parvati is depicted as Girisundari. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the ''Tevaram'', written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as ''Paadal Petra Sthalam''. The legend of the temple is associated with sage Agastya and Amaraneethi Nayanar, one of the 63 nayanars, the Tamil Saiva saints. The ''lingam'' in the temple is believed to change colours five times during the day time.
The temple complex has three precincts and houses two gateway towers known as ''gopurams''. All the central shrines of the temple are located in an artificial hillock, while the shrine of Kali is located in the third precinct in the basement. The original masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagar rulers of the Sangama Dynasty (1336–1485 CE), the Saluva Dynasty and the Tuluva Dynasty (1491–1570 CE). The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. Devotees are blessed with ''Sadari'', a practice followed only in Vishnu temples. The temple is maintained and administered by the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam from the early 13th century.
== Legend ==
According to the Hindu legend, Shiva sent sage Agastya to this place to balance the weight of gods attending his marriage with Paravathi. At the spot where the temple now stands, the sage Agastya witnessed the marriage of Shiva and Parvathi. The sage installed a ''lingam'' behind the main ''lingam'' in the temple to worship Shiva. As per another legend, one of the 63 nayanmars, Amaraneethi Nayanar, spent his life supplying undergarments to all worshipers of Shiva. Shiva wanted to test his devotion and appeared to him in the form of a Brahmin. The Brahmin deposited a piece of rag in the custody of Amaraneethi, which was lost by a trick. The Brahmin demanded equal weight of gold in return of the lost rag. Amaraneethi deposited all his wealth in one side of a scale pan, but it did not balance. Finally, he submitted himself and his wife in the scale pan. Shiva was pleased by the devotion of the nayanar and bestowed him with all his wishes.〔
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