Thittai is a tiny hamlet in Tanjore district. There is a temple dedicated to Guru Bhagwan , one of the planets in the Navagrahas. Though the presiding deity is Vasishteswarar, yet many devotees flock to this temple to propitiate Guru.
Presiding deity- Vasishteswarar
He is self manifest-Swayambhu. He is also called Theerurnathar, Pasupathynathar. Radhapureeswarar , Dheenupureeswarar.It is believed that God of death Yama got rid of curse after worshipping this deity.
The divine consort of Vasishteswarar is Ulaganayaki, Sugantha Kunthaleswari . and Mangaleswari.
There is a popular belief that a damsel Sugantha Kunthala lost her husband and prayed to this goddess who blessed her and brought her husband back to life Thus the Ambal is called Sugandha Kunthaleswari.
GURU BHAGWAN
He is consecrated in a separate shrine in between the presiding deities. Usually in all the temples Guru bhagwan's Adi Devata Dakshinamurti assumes significance. In this hallowed shrine he poses in a separate enclosure as a Raja Guru. There is a Utsava Murti for Guru.
