List of Madakkoil

of Kotchengatchozha Nayanar

கோட்செங்கச்சோழ நாயனாரின் மாடக்கோயில்கள்

The king kOchcheN^katchOzar reminiscing the services of his previous birth with the grace of the Lord wanted to build many wonderful abodes to the Lord of the five Elements. He went to the place of his previous service thiruvAnaikkA and constructed a mammoth temple for the mR^ityuJNjaya. He sent his brave ministers in all the directions and built huge temples in all the states of the kingdom for the Eight shouldered Lord. He gave huge donations for the maintenance of those abodes with heart full of devotion. With his royal umbrella giving shade for a very big empire he ruled the land. He went to the Dancer in the Common place's thillai to salute the Golden feet. He constructed mansions for the disciplined priests of thillai who spent their life in the service of the Almighty. With the land praising his services he took shelter under the holy feet of the Lord who is the Supreme owner of all the fame. Let the great and holy devotion of kOchcheN^kat chOza n^AyanAr with which he built gigantic marvelous numerous temples for the Lord stay in the mind.

Some of the Maadakkoil"s constructed by Kotchengatchozhar

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1. Aakkoor Thaanthonrimaadam (ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றிமாடம்)

2. Aanaangoor (ஆனாங்கூர்)

3. Aavoorppasupatheecharam (ஆவூர்ப்பசுபதீச்சரம்)

4. Ambarperunthirukkoil (அம்பர்ப் பெருந்திருக்கோயில்)

5. Arisirkaraipputhur (அரிசிற்கரைப்புத்தூர்)

6. Ilavanasurkottai (Near Ulundurpettai - Thirukkovilur)

7. Indhalur - Thaanthonriyappar (இந்தளூர் - தான்தோன்றியப்பர்)

8. Kaichinam (கைச்சினம்)

9. Keezhvelur (கீழ்வேளூர்)

10. Kothavasal near Koothanur

11. Kudavayil (குடவாயில்)

12. Kuthappar (கூத்தப்பார்) - Near Thiruerumbur

13. Malaiyeeswaram (Nagappattinam)

14. Marugal (மருகல்)

15. Mookkeecharam (Uraiyur) [மூக்கீச்சரம் [உறையூர்)]

16. Naalurpperunthirukkoil (நாலூர்ப் பெருந்திருக்கோயில்)

17. Naduvananathar (Nagappattinam)

18. Nallur (நல்லூர்)

19. Nannilam (நன்னிலம்)

20. Ninriyur (நின்றியூர்)

21. Pandaaravaadai (பண்டாரவாடை)

22. Pasupathikoil (Pasumangai) - Near Ayyampettai

23. Pazhaiyaarai Vadathali (பழையாறை வடதளி)

24. Perungadambanur (Nagappattinam to Thirumarukal)

25. Peruvelur (பெருவேளூர்)

26. Sattainathar (Nagappattinam)

27. Seerkazhi

28. Seygnalur (சேய்ஞலூர்)

29. Sikkal (சிக்கல்)

30. Thalaichangadu (தலைச்சங்காடு)

31. Thalaichangadu - Thakshineswarar temple (தலைச்சங்காடு - தக்ஷினேஸ்வரர் கோயில்)

32. Thirukkaruppariyalur (Thalaignayiru / Kokudikoil) திருக்கருப்பறியலூர் (தலைஞாயிறு / கொகுடிக்கோயில்) - Route : Vaidheeswarankoil to Pandanainallur

33. Thandalai NeeIneri (தண்டலை நீள்நெறி)

34. Thevur (தேவூர்)

35. Thiruchaaikkadu (திருச்சாய்க்காடு)

36. Thiruchemponpalli (திருச்செம்பொன்பள்ளி)

37. Thirumanamedu (திருமணமேடு)

38. Thiruvaanaikkaa (திருவானைக்கா) (Not Maadakkoil but buit by Kotchengar)

39. Thiruveezhimizhalai (திருவீழிமிழலை)

40. Thiruvilaiyaattam (திருவிளையாட்டம்)

41. Vaikal Maadakkoil (வைகல் மாடக்கோயில்)

42. Valivalam (வலிவலம்)

43. Virkudi (விற்குடி)

44. Rudragangai (Near Poonthottam & Kotthavasal)

45. Madhalivelur (Madhirivelur) Nagappattinam Dt.

46. Gajaranyam - Sri Gajaranyeswarar Temple (Near - Kallanai; Thiruchirappalli)

47. Ilangadu - Sri Palavaneswarar Temple (Near - Kallanai; Thiruchirappalli)

48. Oorudaiyappar - Thiruppanandal

49. Sozhiya Valakam - Chamundishwara Swamy (Sirkazhi - Thirupanandal route,5km from Pandhanai nallur)

50. Panamangalam Varanapurishwarar Temple? (Near Samayapuram)

• Madakkoilkal Map

• Guru Puja : Maasi - Chadhayam

• See Also: 

• Birth place of Kotchengat Chozha Nayanar 

• Mention of Kochengatchozhar in various Thevaaram Thirumurais

Some Special Alayams