Thirupurambiam Vinayagar temple is to the north-west of kumbakonam and is reached through pulianeheri a village on the way to swamimalai. The first praharam has niches for devatas and is called thirumaligai thiruvayal. It has a beautiful small gopura at the entrance. The second outer praharamt called thiruthorana vayal has a five tiered gopura rising 81ft tall.The goddess is karumbadu solli. She also bears the name kuravila azhagi . To the south-east is pralayam katha pilliar Koil. The legends declare that he saved this place from deluge and hence got this name.Punnai is the holy tree of this temple. It is in the north-west of the first praharam.
