275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thiruanniyur (Ponnur) Sri Apathsahayeswarar Temple !!


 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
Hara Hara Sankara Jaya Jaya Sankara !!
 
 


 
 
 
 




Thiruanniyur/Bhaskara Kshetram is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.

 

 

Presiding deity – Sri Apathsahayeswarar/Agnipureeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Periyanayaki/Bruhath Nayaki

 

 

Mangalasasanam – Thiru Ganan Sambandhar, Thirunavukkarasar

 

 

Sthala Vruksham – Lime tree

 

 

Theertham – Agni Theertham, Varuna Theertham,

 

 

Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Karthikai, Vaikasi Visakam, Adi Pooram,

 

 

Worshipped by – Lord Varuna, Lord Agni, Lord Surya, Rathidevi, Pandavas, King Harishchandra

 
 

Lord Surya was cursed by Rathidevi for his immoral approach while she was grieving upon the sudden demise of Lord Kamadeva.  He arrived on this sacred land, worshipped Lord Apathsahayeswara and got rid of the curse.

 

 

Rathidevi worshipped Lord Shiva and got back her husband Lord Kamadeva who was burnt into ashes by Lord Shiva.

 

 

Lord Surya was afflicted with a sin for taking part in the Yagna conducted by Dakshaprajapathi and the adverse consequences of the same.  He arrived on this holy land, created a pond and worshipped Lord Shiva.  Thus, Lord Surya got rid of the curse.

 

 


Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Bhairava, Lord Surya along with Lord Saneeswara, Lord Dakshinamurthy, Lord Medha Dakshinamurthy, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Navagraha, Lord Nataraja with Goddess Sri Sivakami, Lord Chandrasekhara,  Goshtamurtham – Lord Ganesha, Lord Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhavar, Goddess Sri Durga,
 
 
 

 


 

This temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 10.00AM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 7.30 PM in the evenings.

 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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