Sree Seshapureeswarar Temple,  Thirupampuram
ஸ்ரீஸேஷபுரீஷ்வரர் - பாம்புரநாதர்

Thirupamparam temple is at a distance of  23 Kms from Mayiladuthurai and at 7 kms from Peralam.     The place is also known as Urakapuram and Seshapuri.  The place was known by the name ‘Kulothunga Chola Chaturvedi Mangalam’ during Chola Period.  Here the vigraha is both Raghu and Kethu intertwined and the Parikara Sthalam for both.  I had darshan on 16 02 22. 

The temple has a 3 tier Rajagopuram.  The Dwajasthamba Vinayagar is facing east.  The temple has two prakarams.  On the Southern side is the Mada kovil with steps for Malai Eswarar.    Climbing the steps, one can each the Sattainathar Sannidhi.  On the western Prakara Kannimoola is Sree Rajaraja Vinayagar.    Next to that is the sannidhi of Valli, Thevayanai sametha Subramanyar.  

The deity Sree Seshapureeswarar is a swayambu and also known as Pambupureeswarar.
To the left of his sannidhi and in the norther corner is the Ambal Bramarambikai or Vandar Kuzhali.  On the eastern side of the Prakara are Bhairavar, Suriyan, Vishnu, Brahma, Pancha Lingas, Adi Sesha and Raghu and Kethu.  

                                                               Seshapureeswarar

Bramarambikai

 Once, Lord Ganesha was offering prayers to his father Lord Shiva. At that time, the serpent in the neck of Lord Shiva had a thought that he too was being worshiped by Ganesha. Seeing that Lord Shiva got angry and cursed all the serpents to lose their power. When asked for retrieval of their powers, Lord Shiva told Ashtama Nagas Anandan, Vasuki, Dakshakan, Karkodan, Sangabalan, Kuligan, Padman, Mahapadman and all serpants headed by Adishesha should come to this temple on Mahasivarathri Day and pray here to get back their powers.    In order to retrieve the powers, Adisesha and all other serpants came to earth. They offered prayers to Nageswarar temple in Kumbakonam in the morning, Thirunageswaram at noon, and the Thirupampuram Pampureswarar in the evening and Nagoor Nageswarar at night and got relieved from the curse and blessings of the Lord to regain their power.  

Brahma and Agasthiyar also prayed in this temple.  

The first verse out of the 10 sung by Thirugnanasambander about this temple - In Tamil -

சீரணி திகழ்திரு மார்பில் வெண்ணூலர் திரிபுர மெரிசெய்த செல்வர்
வாரணி வனமுலை மங்கையோர் பங்கர் மான்மறி யேந்திய மைந்தர்
காரணி மணிதிகழ் மிடறுடை யண்ணல் கண்ணுதல் விண்ணவ ரேத்தும்
பாரணி திகழ்தரு நான்மறை யாளர் பாம்புர நன்னக ராரே.

                                                              Theertham

Sthala Vruksham: Vanni Maram
Theertham:            Adisesha Theertham
Temple Timings:
7 AM to noon. 
5 PM to 8 PM.