Pillaiyarpatti Temple

Pillaiyarpatti is an ancient temple made of rocks. The history of this temple is that Lord Ganesh (Vinayagar) is called the Lord of Wisdom as he satisfies the wishes of his devotees. He is also known as "Karpaga Vinayagar". Here Lord Ganesha appears with 2 hands while in other places he is seen with 4 hands. Also he is seen seated with his legs folded and stomach not touching the Asanam in the form of "Artha Padma" Asanam.

A special feature of this temple is that a cow worshipping Lord Siva by offering his milk. The legend says that kubheran, the Lord of wealth worshipped at this temple. Another unique feature of this temple is that Goddess Laxmi, Saraswathi and Dugai are found together.

There are fifteen inscription found inside this temple that helped archaeologists establish the age of this temple. 

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Temples of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has thousands of temples that touch the skyline. From the early years, the Tamils have been great architects and builders. The ancient rulers of Pallava, Cholas and Pandya dynasties have contributed a lot towards the building of monuments across Tamil Nadu. Most of the temples in Tamil Nadu were built out of rocks and stones. The Tamil temples are very famous for their large mandapams (halls) and gopurams (Towers).  Some of them have gold plated tower heads. The inscriptions found on the Dravidian temples throws light into the history of all the rules of this temple state.