Rajendirapattinam

Thirukkumara Natha or Nilakantheshvara, also called Swedaarkkavaneshvara temple The name of this village commemorates that in the ancient Shiva temple here a great king's prayer for a son was heard. The Chola emperor Raja Raja, who was the builder of the great temple of Tanjore, came here to pray to Shiva as Kumara Natha or Nilakantheshvara for a son. His prayer was answered and a son whome he named Rajendra was born. The sthala vriksham or sacred tree of this temple is the velerukku tree.

Rajendirapattinam

Thirukkumara Natha or Nilakantheshvara, also called Swedaarkkavaneshvara temple The name of this village commemorates that in the ancient Shiva temple here a great king's prayer for a son was heard. The Chola emperor Raja Raja, who was the builder of the great temple of Tanjore, came here to pray to Shiva as Kumara Natha or Nilakantheshvara for a son. His prayer was answered and a son whome he named Rajendra was born. The sthala vriksham or sacred tree of this temple is the velerukku tree.