Before returning to Chennai, we thought to bathe in Coutralam falls. The five falls was a no more than a .75 falls! Men had a small trickle on one side and the women an even smaller one on the other. We convinced the crowd to form a queue and took turns to stand under the falls as if we were taking bath at a pump set!
After this “bath”, we went to the Coutrala Nathar Temple. This is a famous temple and it houses images of all the deities from the major Shiva temples all over Tamilnadu and Andhra like Anna Malaiar and Kalathiappar. There is a shrine for Dharma Sastha here with a colored idol depicting the God mounted on a horse.
We then visited the Ilanchi Kumaran Temple. Ilanchi means young and charming and refers to the Murugan in this temple. Though the main deities are Iru Vaalugesar and Iruvaalugesarkiniyal, the temple is well known as Murugan shrine. The shrine of Muruga is situated just adjacent to the Shiv Sannidahanam.
The temple elephant was an elegant animal and as is my usual habit I tried to snap it. But there is a prohibition. The earlier elephant which was much admired by all had died after a strong beating from its mahout. So, they do not permit photography of the pachyderm.
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