- ele ph ant ▁reg ained ▁his ▁original ▁form ). ▁ ▁The ▁Sun ▁God ( S uri yan ) ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁worship ed ▁a ▁blue ▁diam ond ▁image ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁here . ▁S age ▁Br igh u ( Br igh u ▁Mun iv ar ) ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁worship ed ▁the ▁Lord ▁here . ▁ ▁Another ▁popular ▁belief ▁is ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁ex ile ▁of ▁P and avas , ▁Ar j una ▁got ▁the ▁pas up ath a ▁miss ile ▁from ▁Lord ▁Sh iva . ▁He ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Tir uv ad ana i ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁weapon . ▁As ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁his ▁dev otion ( B h ak ti ), ▁Ar j una ▁installed ▁the ▁shr ine ( S om ask anda ) ▁in ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁shr ines ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 7 5 ▁Pa adal ▁Pet ra ▁S th al ams . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁pra ised ▁in ▁The var am ▁h ym ns ▁which ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Pa and i ya ▁Na adu ▁( s outh ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁). ▁S ages ▁Ag as th ya , ▁Mark ande ya ▁and ▁divine ▁cow ▁Kam ad enu ▁had ▁wor sh ipped ▁Lord ▁of ▁this ▁temple . ▁Lord ▁Mur uga ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁pra ised ▁in ▁the ▁Tir up ug az h ▁h ym ns