Sri Karkadeshwarar Shiva Temple

Years back, the Chola King suffered from paralyses, medicines from all over the world couldn’t heal his disease. Out of blue, an old couples came and gave him some sacred ash as soon as Chola king applied it on his fore head he was cured. Everyone was entranced to see this miracle, he asked the old couples to seek anything they need but they didn’t ask for money or power, instead they asked him to build a Siva temple in the spot they showed and vanished instantly. Then he realized that the old couples are none other than Lord Siva and Goddess Parvathi. So the very next day he started to build the temple and found a Siva Linga buried inside, he kept the Linga as the presiding Lord and erected a grand temple.