Kodikkarai Temple is a seaside shrine associated with the legend of the churning of the milky ocean. Kodikkarai is also referred to as Kuzhagar Koyil. The celestial nectar from the Milky Ocean, carried by Vayu, fell at this spot and assumed the form of a Shivalingam, hence Amritaghateswarar; and Amrita Theertham the tank. This temple has a lofty Rajagopuram and shrines to Amritavinayakar and shadbhujasubramanyar with one of the arms bearing a pot of the celestial nectar. The Navagrahas are in a single file. Rama sighted Sri Lanka from here, and his footprint is preserved nearby. Local belief has it that this shrine is inhabited by Siddhas.

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