Govindarajan was a living legend and a treasure house of stories. In the silence of the temple, his voice boomed. He bade us sit in a circle and started narrating stories in English. When we replied in Tamil, a smile broke out: "This is the Brahmadeeshwara temple, where Shiva gave Brahma the power to create." He added that "all three Devaram saints have sung in this temple between the 7th-9th centuries."
Venkatesh later told me that there are only such 44 temples around, adding that the name of the temple originated from the word "meygnanan", which meant true knowledge. "But important Shiva temples are also associated with mayanams which refer to cemeteries, one of the abodes of the deity. Maybe that is why people are a bit scared to enter it," he said, adding that a lot of burial urns from the Stone Age were unearthed here a few years ago... ""
VERY NICE TO READ DEAR VENKATESH !!
Dear SN,
Attaveerattanam ( EIGHT Attanams (abodes/ temples) where Siva's Veeram / Might (anger ?) suraced (for Good ?!) - are such as
Where Yama was subdued.. Manmadhan ( h/o Rathi) was subdued Kajamugasuran was subdued .. etc.,
According to these Puranas they were punished / perished and resurfaced (for having repented)..
Such perished places are associated with these Mayanams .. !
Thiruppariyalur - where Manmadhan was BURNT - white ashes (sand) seen even today !!