275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thirucchathamangai Thiru Ayavantheeswarar Temple !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thiucchathamangai/Cchathamangai /Ayavanthi/Cheeyathamangai is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam located in Nannilam, Thiruvanur District, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
 
Presiding deity – Thiru Ayavantheeswarar/Brahmapureeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Malarkannammai/Ubhaya Pushpavilochani
 
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
 
Theertham – Surya Theertham, Chandra Theertham,/Arputha Theerhtam, Cauvery
 
Sthalavruksham – Kondrai
 
Worshipped by – Lord Brahama,
 
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddess Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Bhairava, Lord Chandra, Lord Saneeswara, Sapthamathas, Navagrahas, Mahalingam, Lord Vishwanathar & Visalakshi, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Nalvar, Idols of Thirunilakanda Nayanar with his consort, Lord Somaskanda, Lord Nataraja & Sivakami along with Thiru Manikkavasagar, Goshtamurtham – Lord Dakshinamurthi, Lord Ganesha, Sage Agastya,
 
 
 
 
 

 
Significance: This is the birth place of Thiru Nilakanda Nayanar
Life of Thiru Nilakanda Nayanar:
 
Thiru Nilakanda Nayanar and his wife Mangayarkkarasiyar worshipped Lord Ayavantheeswarar in this temple.
 
Thiru Nilakanda Nayanar was received Thiru Gnana Sambandhar with great honor and Sambandhar was pleased at the generosity of Thiru Nilakanda Nayanar, resided with him for a day.
 
This temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.30PM to 8.00PM in the evenings.
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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