Sri Erumbeeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located on a small hillock of 60 feet height just  13 Kms away from Trichy Metro. This Temple is one of the group of shrines built by Aditya Chola along the banks of River Cauvery, The Temple enshrines Erumbeeswarar, another form of Lord Shiva as the Presiding Deity along with his consort Saurabhya Kudalaambal. This Temple is built on a 60 ft high hill called as Malai Kovil and can be accessed by a plight of steps. Lord Shiva in this Temple is believed to be self manifested. As it is a Sand Lingam, no Abhishekas are performed here. According to the legend, there lived a demon Tharukasura, who was an ardent Devotee of Lord Shiva, but was against other Gods. So he never allowed any one to enter in this Temple. Brahma, Indra and all other Gods took the form of ants (Erumbu in Tamil) to hide from the demon and worshiped Lord at this place. Here we can see that Shiva Lingam is slanting to one. We can see the marks of ants creeping on the lingam. The Temple has two enclosures inside and a Mandapam at the foot of the hill. The Goddess Narunkuzhal Nayaki is found in a separate shrine outside the main Shrine.  This Temple is now managed by The Archeological Survey of India.

Temple Timings: 6.30 AM to 12 PM and 4.30 PM to 8.30 PM

Contact Details:  0431 – 6574738, 2510241, 98429-57568, 99650-45666

Distance from Chennai to Thiruverumbur  is 336 Kms