Main Deity: Swayambu linga known as Naganadhaswamy with Anandhavalli ambikai in different sanctums. There are Shiva temples for 5 elements of nature (Land, Water, Fire, Air, and Space) inside Trichy and they are: He returned back to his place empty handed and in turn, Ranganadhar agreed to face South towards the direction of Srilanka. When Veebishana returned he saw the idol down and was not able to lift it up. Ganesha agreed but after a while he placed the idol down and went to the hill top. On his way he gave the idol to Lord Ganesha to hold it for some time to finish his evening rituals.
He was not to keep the idol down if so, he would not be able to lift it up again.
Legend: Veebishana was taking the idol of Lord Ranganadhar to Srilanka to install there. Sri Ucchi Pilliayar (Vinayagar) Temple – At the hilltop The Goddess is known as Mattuvar Kuzhali or Sugandha Kundalambikai and has a separate shrine. Navukkuarasar and Sambandhar had sung hymns on Shiva of this place. Below the Siva temple are two Pallava cave temples that have beautiful sculptures of the 6th and 7th centuries. One of the 64 Shiva moorthams known as Gangala moortham is seen here. The roof of the hall is also fully painted. We can see a chain hanging in the roof made of single stone.
Temple: Before entering the Shiva temple, there is a big hall with 100 pillars, full of beautiful paintings and carvings. * Sarama muni worshipped Shiva with chevandi flowers brought from Naga lokha and hence the Lord is called as Chevandhi nadhar also. * Agasthya, Arjuna, Hanuman, Rathnavathi, Rama, Saptha Kanniar, Saptha Rishi and Sarama muni had worshipped Shiva of this place. * Lord Shiva took care of a pregnant girl called Rathnavathi during the delivery time in the form of the girl’s mother and so He is known as Thayumanavar. The other two places are Kalahasthi and Tirikonamalai (Srilanka). * The top of the Kailasam was disturbed by Vayu (air) and thrown in three places and this is considered one among them and that is why this is called Dakshina kailasam. Sri Thayumanavar Temple – This temple is at half way to the hill top. Sri Manikka Vinayagar temple – This temple is at the foot of the hill The temple complex is a conglomeration of three temples. Theertham: Cauveri, Shiva gangai and Brahma theertham. During the 23rd, 24th and 25th of Panguni tamil month, the sun rays fall on the God in the evening. From the hilltop, the view of the town with cauvery and Kollidam rivers, the road and rail bridges across the rivers and the temple towers of Srirangam and Thiruvanaikaval, is breathtaking. At the foot of the Rockfort is the beautiful temple tank (Theppakkulam) with a pavilion which is used during the float festival of the temples. The name of the place came from Thirisiran, a King who ruled this place. Temple: The Rockfort temple, known as Dakshina kailasam, is situated on the banks of the river Cauvery with a height of 273 feet and 417 steps to climb. Location: Near the Chattram bus stand (also called Main Guard Gate) visible from around 10 kms all around. The highlight of the temple, the ornately decorated gateway or gopuram was added in 1972.Significance: One of the 275 sacred Shiva temples glorified by the Thevara hymns That structure was also demolished and rebuilt in 1968, which is the current temple building. The original temple at High Street that Thamboosamy built was a simple attap structure, which was demolished and rebuilt out of brick in 1887. The management of the temple was subsequently handed over to a Board of Trustees. Thamboosamy passed away in 1902 in Singapore, and his family eventually opened the family shrine to the public in the late 20's. Besides this Sri Mahamariamman temple, it is also said that he founded the Temple at the Batu Caves in 1891. Born in Singapore in 1850, he became an acknowledged leader of the Tamil community in Kuala Lumpur. Thamboosamy was a prominent businessman, money-lender, tin-miner and government contractor of Tamil origin. (High Street was later renamed Jalan Bandar and subsequently to its present name of Jalan Tun H.S.Lee.) Thamboosamy Pillai as a private family shrine in 1873 at another location before it was moved to its present location in High Street in 1885.
The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu Temple in Kuala Lumpur.