This is a Thillai Nataraja Temple that has the original Thiruvasagam on Palm leaves that was narrated by Manickavasagar, and written and signed by Lord Shiva himself, in disguise of Tamil man. The manuscript is only displayed during the Mahashivaratri.
Although the temple is opened only during Shiva Ratri. There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to get there
It is located 7.7 kms West of Puducherry Train Station.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/qcx7HoLjsSLwQHkS6
About Thiruvasagam
Thiruvasagam (Tamil: திருவாசகம், romanized: tiruvācakam, lit. ‘sacred utterance’) is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the ninth century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.
Legend has it that Manikkavasakar was appointed as minister by king Arimarttanar and sent to purchase 10,000 horses from Arab traders[1] but spent the money building a temple in Tirupperunturai.
As the legend goes, Thiruvasagam is the only work which is signed as well as written by Lord Shiva in guise of a Tamil man when narrated by Manikkavasagar. The poet chased the writer but without success but the palm leaf manuscript had been seen inside the locked sanctum sanctorum of Thillai Nataraja with the Lord’s signature.
Read More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvasagam
