275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thenkurangaduthurai/Aduthurai Sri Apathsahaeswarar Temple !!


Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thenkurangaduthurai/Aduthurai is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Thiruvidaimaruthur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.  This is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva built by the Chola King at the desire of his Queen Sembianmadhevi, mother of King Uthama Chozha.    In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
 
 
Presiding deity – Thiru Apathsahaeswarar/Apathsahayar with his consort Goddess Sri Pavalakodi Ammai/Vandar Karumenkuzhal Mangai
 
Mangalasasanam – Thirunavukku Arasara Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Saint Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya in this temple.
 
Theertham –Surya Theertham, Sahaya Theertham,
 
 
Sthalavruksham -Jasmine

 

Worshipped by – Lord Surya, King Sugriva & Anjaneya, Sembian Madhevi,
 
 
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Viswanathar & Visalakshi,Lord Surya, Lord Chandra, Navagrahas, Goddess Sri Gajalakshmi, Lord Bhairava, Lord Nataraja & Sivakami, Samayakuravarkal – Appar, Sundarar, Manikkavasagar & Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Ardhanareeswara, Banalingam, Goddess Sri Vishnu Durga, Goshtamurtham – Lord Ganesha, Sage Agastya, Lord Dakshinamurthi, Lingodbhavar, Lord Brahma, Goddess Sri Durga,
 
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Arudra Darisanam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Markazhi Utsavam
 
 
 
 
 
This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.30PM in the evenings.
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 

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