Rathnagirinathar Temple, Tiruvaatpokki
| Location of the temple | Tiruvaatpokki |
| Lord Shiva known as | Rathnagirinathar, Vaatpokki Nathar, Sokkar |
| Female deity known as | Surumbarkuzhali |
| Pathigam | Thirunavukarasar – 1 |
| How to reach | This sivasthalam temple is located at Ratnagiri near Kulittalai. Kulittalai railway station is located on the Karur – Tiruchirapalli section of the Southern Railway. Bus services from Tiruchy, Erode and Karur are available to go to Kulittali |
| Location map | Map showing location of Tiruvatpokki temple from Kulitthalai Map courtesy by: Google Maps |
Temple: The Vaatpokki Nathar temple is situated on a hillock reached by a flight of 1000 steps. The shrine of Lord Shiva faces west and the shrine of female deity faces east. Thus it can be seen that the main male and female deities face each other. It is considered very auspicious to visit three Shivasthalams (Kadambar Kovil in the morning, Tiruvaatpokki (Ratnagiri) at noon and Tiruveengoimalaiin the evening) on Mondays during the Tamil month of Karthigai. It is also believed that Lord Shiva here is worshipped by lightening once in 12 years.