The Nirudhi lingam shrine on the Arunachala giri pradakshina path nestles in a cool and woodsy spot surrounded by lovely old trees and can be quite a refuge on a hot summer afternoon. A fine old stone well near the entrance serves as the water source for the temple. The theertham also called as Sani theertham known to have psycho-therapeutic properties is unfortunately dry at this time. Legend has it that king Nala himself bathed in this sacred pond to be relieved of some doshas that he incurred due to his karma. The sign in tamil says that this lingam is specially renowned to help people recover from the bad effects of black magic and other negative energies. The officiating sadhu-priest claims that it also bestows peace of mind and indeed as one takes darshan of this lingam and comes out, one does feel swept by a wave of tranquility…

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