Thiru Nilathingal Thundam Divyadesam Sri Nilathingal Thundathan Temple is the One and Only Divyadesams where the poojas are being done by the Saivite Preists. The temple is located inside the Ekambareswarar Temple like Thiruchitrakoodam . Moolavar is blessing as Nilatthingalthundathan and Chandhrasooda Perumal in His Standing Posture Facing West with His Abhaya Hastham under Purushasuktha Vimanam with His Abaya Hastham. Thayar is blessing as Ner Oruvar Illa Valli Nachiyar and Nilathingal Thundath Thyarar.

Thiru Nilathingal Thundam Divyadesam   -   Sri Nilathingal Thundathan Temple

Once Goddess Parvathi closed the eyes of Parameswran just for fun for a moment. His both eyes are considered to be the Sun and the Moon. Hence the whole world got plunged into the deep dark. Eswaran got angry. Realized Parvathi wanted atone for the mistake what she has done and was asked to undergo a penance here at Kanchipuram. She later born as a child in the name of Kathyayini who was brought up by the rishi named Kathyaranyar in his Badharikashramam. As she grew up Rishi came to aware the purpose of her life and asked her to undergo a sincere penance here in Nilathingal Thundam. Kaathyayini then created a Sivalingam out of Sand underwent a deep penance by standing up on top of a needle. Eswaran wanted to test her penance and released Ganges from his Hair. Parvathi noticed that the flood was rushing towards her and the Sivalingam to interrupt the penance. she requested the help of Lord Narayanan. Sreeman Narayanan took His Viswaroopa Posture to stop the flood and at the same time He asked Katyayini to hug the Sivalingam as it was made out of sand to prevent it from dissolving by water and Parvathi acted accordingly. Eswaran opened his third eye and the tree under which parvati was doing her penance got fired. Paranthaman saved her by the cold rays from His eyes and the tree turned back to its greenish. To save her from the angry of Eswaran and the heat he emitted from His third eye, it is believed that Paranthaman showered His cold rays to Parvati for some time. Finally plesaed by the deep devotion of Kathyayini, Lord Shiva gave her His Darshan and blessed her. As Paranthaman showered His cold rays to Parvathi to cut down the heat emitted by Eswaran throught his third eye, HE is being worshipped as Nilathingal Thunathan. Thundatthan means the one who cut. Nila and Thingal means Moon expressing the coldness of the rays emitted by the Almighty. Another Legend says that that once when both Asuras and Devas were churning the Milky Ocean, Lord Mahavishnu was browbeaten by the heat of “Alakala Visham”, the poison came out and the same was consumed by Eswaran to save the entire universe. At that time the Almighty was pleased by the cold rays as equal as emitted out of the Full Moon hence HE is being worshipped as Nilathingal Thundathan.