interesting - quote from wiki link on chidambaram:
Vyagrapathar / Pulikaalmuni (Vyagra / Puli meaning âTigerâ and â patha / kaalâ meaning feet â" he sought and got the feet and eyesight of a tiger to help climb trees well before dawn to pick flowers before the bees visit them in the Thillai forest and worship Lord Shiva in the form of Shivalinga
Apparently in Thirusirupulioor,(about 10 min away from Koothanoor)- (moolavar Arumakadalamudhan and the Utsavar is Kripasamudrar).In the Thiruveedi of Perumal, there is an idol of Puli kaal Muni...
Hi there are a hundred puliyurs. chidambaram where vygra padar got his boon of tiger claws( the vilva tree had slippery bark) is called puliyur. so is cudaloe thirpaathiri puliyur. a team headed by sriraman and sps went to thiru pulivanam near chingel pet where the lingam had a claw mark. another team went to the hillock near chingelpet called pulipakkam. i think photos are in the folder. all these have a connection with vyagra pathar.
many natraja statues too have an image of vygrapathar at the base along with pathanjali venketesh