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One of the most important Saivite shrines of southern TN. It's enclosed within tall granite walls, in the centre of the town. This temple has extensive landed properties including 1176 acres of dry lands and 6105 of wet lands. Jewels to the value of ₹1,60,750 are kept here to adorn the deities during festival days, and many additions like silver and gold cover for the images, and gem-set crown, have been added to the collections by the devotees and the head of the Dharmapuri Adheenam. There is a big chariot to take the image in procession during the Chitra festival and it was constructed at a cost of ₹12,000. Many silver and gold trays have also been endowed by the rich devotees and are used during the important festivals. This temple is administered ably by the Dharmapuri Adheenam.
Vaitheeswaran Koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Shiva, located in a small town Vaitheeswarankoil near Mayiladuthurai, Mayiladuthurai district the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the "God of healing" and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases. Vaitheeswaran is a Tamil derivative from vaidya (Doctor) and Ishvara (God/Master). The presiding deity is Sri vaidyanathan, facing towards West whereas East side is the common one. He is the God of Healing. When pronouncing in Tamil, it sounds like "vaideeswaran". It is one of the nine Navagraha temples and is associated with the planet Mars (Angaraka).
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Vishnu Temple, one of the 108 divya desams. Trivikraman, the deity here is Vishnu in his avatar as Vamana, wherein he asked for 3 footsteps of Land and went onto measure all 3 worlds. This temple is situated in this town.