Tamilnad temples - Jvarhareswar - Lord Siva where jeera and pepper are Offered for fever cure

Sangameswrar/Jvarahareswar

There is a Siva temple in Tamilnad where the special offerings are black pepper and cumin (jeera). The temple is in Bhavani a place in Erode district of Tamilnad. The Siva temple is dedicated to Lord Siva in the form of Lord Sangameswara (Lord of sangam - joining - uniting). This may be probably due to the joining of the rivers Kaveri and Bhavani at this place. Just as at Allahabad (Prayag) a third river but invisible to the eyes, Saraswati (flowing underneath) is joining with the Ganga (Ganges) and Yamuna to make the sangama, at Bhavani a 3rd river invisible (flowing underneath), Amuda River is joining the the other 2 rivers of Kaveri and Bhavani. This place of the temple of Sangameswara is also known as the Southern Prayag (Dakshina Prayag) due to the confluence of the 3 holy rivers. The principal deity of the temple,  Sangameswara is facing river Kaveri. There are sub shrines for upa devathas namely Lord Ganesh, Lord Dakshinamurthy (a form of Lord Siva), Lord Subrahmania, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Mahalakshmi, Lord Venugopala (Sri Krishna), Goddess Durga and Lord Nataraja (another form of Lord Siva), Lord Saneeswarar. Next to Lord Saneeswarar there is a shrine with Jvarahareswar in it. Besides there are special place for the 63 Nayanmars (staunch devotees of Lord Siva who can visualize the Lord and who have sung many verses in praise of the lord which are codified and made stotras. The consort of the presiding deity is powerful Goddess Veda Nayagi and has a shrine for her in the complex. On the bank of the river there is a Peepal tree and beneath the tree there are naga devathas.

This place is  holy place as explained as the same is considered as the Dakshina Prayag. Pilgrims come here take bath in the river and offer their worship to the deities here. The Jvarahareswar (jvara means fever and hareswar means the lord who eradicate = remover of fever) deity is considered as a very powerful deity. Patients with mental trouble may get relief from their mental problem by offering special offerings like 'abhisheaka' (sacred bath) to the Jvarahareswar with cooling items and offer cooked rice, black pepper, jeera, rasam, leaf vegetables etc with praying to the Lord with archana of Bilva dala (Bael leaves). The belief of the devotees is that by heartfelt prayer to the Jvarahareswara will relieve the patients of their diseases especially the fever.

How to reach Sangameswrar/jvarahareswar Temple

The temple is 16 km away from the Erode Railway Station. Nearest airports are Coimbatore and Trichy.

Bhavani Town is the nearest town from where and Erode Town plenty of buses are plying to this place.

Accommodation: Nearest place with accommodation is Erode and the hotels may of budget type hotels.

There are many other temples around Erode.