We have read in PS about Thalikulathar Temple. Though we have discussed a lot about that temple in our group, no conclusive evidence has been found so far. Whenever I happened to meet any old people in Thanjavur I always inquire about this Thalikulathar temple. Some of them told me that the small sivalingam and the nandhi inside the Sivaganga Tank in the Sivaganga park adjacent to the Big temple is the Thalikulathar temple. But I couldn't confirm this with any evidence from books. The massive retaining walls constrcuted around the tank seems to be very old. In the north side wall they have used the Bricks of smaller size like the bricks used in old days,You can see this kind of bricks in all the damaged old houses in Thanjavur region. Inside the tank some structures are damaged which seems to be the old Padithurai. Is there any chance that this temple inside the sivaganga tank is the Thalikulathar temple?
While searching for this Thalikulathar temple, I came across another tank called Aiyan Kulam. This has been built by the King Ragunatha nayaka to honour his Minister Govindha Thikshithar who had been called as Govinthaiya and aiyan. Same like that tank the king created a Canal, Some villages on his name to honour his loyal work. I heard that there is a Syphon connection made between the Sivaganga Tank and the Aiyan Tank during that times. You can see some holes (like a opened mouth of an Ox) in the tank walls, during the rainy season water will be streaming out from these holes. Who knows whether the water is from the catchment area or from the Sivaganga Tank!