Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur district
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Kailasanthar Temple,Thingalur
“Navagraha temple in Tamil Nadu”
The Chandiranaar Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Thingalur, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Thanjavur and 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam - Thiruvaiyaru road in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The presiding deity is Soma (moon). However, the main idol in the temple is that of Kailasanathar or Shiva. The temple is considered one of the nine Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu. Thingalur is the birthplace of Appothi Adigal, one of the 63 nayanmars of lord Shiva and an ardent devotee of saint Thirunavukkarasar, though the temple has no assets related to the saint.
Akshayapureeswarar Temple
“Hindu temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India”
The Akshayapureeswarar Temple at Vilankulam (Vilangulam) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.
Thenupuriswarar Temple
“Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India”
Thenupuriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in the village of Patteeswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Thenupuriswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Nyanambikai (Somakamalambigai). The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century-CE Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is associated with the legend of Sambandar to whose view Nandi moved to have a direct view of the presiding deity.
Other districts in Tamil Nadu
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- Akshayapureeswarar Temple: Venkatx3x · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
