Legend Of Agasteeswara Temple
The legend goes that, sage Agastya trapped Cauvery in a Kamandalu (a container of sacred water) when she rejected his marriage proposal. Vinaayaka (Lord Ganesha) took the form of a crow and perched on the Kamandalu, while the sage was meditating. When Agastya realized this, he shooed the crow away. But the Divine Crow tilted the Kamandalu and tumbled it. Out poured Cauvery and started flowing. The crow disappeared and in its place stood a small boy. Agastya thought that the boy was playing some trick and clenching both his fists, went to hit the head of the small boy. But the boy escaped and Agastya gave a chase. Finally the boy vanished and Lord Ganesha showed Himself to Agastya. The sage was aghast at the realization that he had just tried to knock the head of Ganesha Himself. As atonement, he knocked his own head with both of his clenched fists. The Agasteeshwara temple denotes the link between Cauvery and sage Agastya.
Agasteeshwara Temple was founded and sanctified by sage Agastya.
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