
alanthuraippaar kshethram, nallathakkudi

thamizhnaattile nagapattanam jillayile nallathukudi enna sthalathu sthithi cheiyunna shivdevan samarppichirikkunna oru hindu shethramaanu alanduraipar kshethram.
kurichu.
thamizh shaivanaayanar upper aalapicha vaippusthalangalude shethrangalilonnaanu eee kshethram. sandarshakarkku pookkalo pazhangalo arppikkunna dainamdina aaraadhanaakramam kaanaan kazhiyum. 
charithram.
munkaalangalil kshethrathinte mattu perukalil "nallakkudi", "kuyiladuthurai", "kuyiladuthurai" enniva ulppettekkaam."charithrakaaran aarr. pii. sethu pillaay, ithine "kuyiladuthurai", "kuyilalanthurai" ennu vilichirunnu. yuu. vii. pakaram swaminath ayyar dharmapurathinu vadakkulla "karunkuyilnaadhampetta" kshethrathe soochippikkunna "kuyilanthurai" enna peru thiricharinju. 1970 juun 8naanu kshethrathinte kumbhabhishekam nadannathu.
peedasthanaaya devata.
lingam" prathinidheekarikkunna "garbhagriha" (sreekovil) yill adhyakshatha vahikkunna devata alanduraipar ennariyappedunnu. kuyiladu naayaki, kuyilandu naayaki ennivaraanu kshethrathile devathakal. mayilaaduthurayilum mylaappoorilum deviye mayil roopathil aaraadhichappol, eee kshethrathil avar shivane koyalinte roopathil aaraadhichu, athinaal avar kuyiladu naayaki, kuyilanda naayaki ennariyappedunnu. 
uthbhavam.
sooryayaanu peetaasanam nirvahicha deviye aaraadhichath. suurya pushkaraniyaan kshethrathile theertham. theerthatthil (vishudha jalam) vishudha snaanam cheiyunnavar deerghakaala rogangalil ninnu svayam mochanam nedumennu vishwasikkappedunnu.
ghadana.
shethrathinu gopuram (gopuram) illa, oru praveshana kavaadam maathrameyulloo. praveshana kavaadatthil, "baali peedam" (yagangal) nadathunna sthalamaaya nandiyude prathimayum padinjaaru abhimukhamaayittullathayi parayappedunna peetaasana devante shethravum addehathinte bhaarya thekk abhimukhamaayittullathum undu. praakaaratthil" (muttam) navagraham, bhairavan, shani, dakshinamoorthi ennivaykkulla shethrangalundu. munnil, vinayakan subramanian avarude bharyamaaraaya valli, daivanaayi ennivarkkum oru mandapamundu. kshethravrikshamaanu oru vilva.
sthalam.
mayilaaduthurayil ninnu 2 kilometer akale mayilaaduthura-nedumburatthu rodilaanu nallathukudi kshethram sthithi cheiyunnathu. mayiladuthurai-kodandudi buzz ruttiloodeyaanu shethrathilekku praveshikkunnathu. 

