Mela Kadambur Amirthakadeswarar Temple

When the Devas won the nectar from the Asuras, they began drinking it without paying due respect to Lord Ganesha.

So, Indra decided to turn the temple into a chariot and have it pulled to Devaloka, the abode of Devas so that his mother did not have to visit this place to worship Shiva every day.

Lord Ganesha having noticed this pressed the chariot with his leg and as a consequence one of the wheels sank and got stuck into the ground.

Shiva in the form of Lord Amrithakadeswarar then asked Indra to install one linga by chanting his name a thousand times.

It is believed that Indra visits the temple every day to worship Lord Shiva in the form of Amrithakadeswarar.