The Perur Siva Temple is situated at around 20 km from DVARA Siruvani in the west of Coimbatore. The temple was built by the Karikala Cholan and has been constructed marvelously on the banks of the river Noyyal. The Perur Siva Temple is has been dedicated entirely to lord Siva and the deity in the shrine is called as Patteeswaras and His Consort, Pachai Nayaki. The buildings in the outer edge were constructed by the sawyers of Madurai during 17th century.
The inner place of worship dates back to being centuries old and the temple has eye-catching figures of the Indian soldiers in the avenue. The temple is also called as Mel Chidambaram.
