Why devotees come here
Arulmigu Kutraalanatha Swamy Thirukkoil stands in Kutraalam, also written Courtallam, in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu. It holds Chitra Sabha, one of five famous Nataraja dancing halls. Legend links the temple to the sage Agastiyar, who is said to have turned an idol of Vishnu into a Shivalinga here.
Chitra Sabha is one of the five famous dancing halls where Nataraja performs his cosmic dance, and it stands at this temple. Local belief holds that the sage Agastiyar converted an idol of Vishnu into a Shivalinga here. The temple's antiquity can be traced in Sangam Age Tamil literature.
The temple is referred to in the Devaram, the hymns of the Tamil Saivite saints. Saint Thirugnana Sambanthar sang the Devaram that mentions it, ascribed to the seventh century. Saivite saints Sundarar and Manickavasakar also sang in praise of this shrine, and Saint Arunagirinathar referred to it in his hymns.
The temple is in Kutraalam, also written Courtallam, a panchayat town in Tenkasi district. The town sits at a mean elevation of 160 m, in the foothills of the Western Ghats, within the Agasthiamalai range.
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