ABSTRACT
Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple dedicated to Lord Darbaranyeswaran, a form of Lord Shiva.
Temple management imposes restrictions over misuse of these holy ponds. The devotees use the holy
water for washing their limbs before entering the temple. Sometimes they make a holy dip into the
water; people believe that it can wash all their sins away. Thousands of devotees visit the temple. So,
the present investigation deals with the physiochemical properties of Sri Saneeshwaran temple pond
water. Analysis of water samples revealed that the physico chemical properties such as pH
, Electrical
conductivity, Total hardness (mg/l), Ca hardness (mg/l), Mg hardness (mg/l), BOD (mg/l), Total
Dissolved solids (mg/l), Suspended solids (mg/l), Chlorides (mg/l), Sulphate (mg/l), Sodium (mg/l),
Potassium (mg/l), Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) and Oil & grease (mg/l)., is varied significantly. Similarly
the bacterial load is higher in after mass bathing than in before mass bathing
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