Nalladai Agneeswarar Temple

Nalladai Agneeswarar Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Mayiladuthurai
Deity	Agneeswarar
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Nalladai
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Agneeswarar Temple, Nalladai, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	11°00′50″N79°44′41″E / 11.0138°N 79.7448°E / 11.0138; 79.7448
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Inscriptions	available
Elevation	17.58 m (58 ft)

Agneeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple situated at Nalladai in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is dedicated to the god Shiva as Agneeswarar.

Location

This temple is located with the coordinates of ( 11°00′50″N79°44′41″E / 11.0138°N 79.7448°E / 11.0138; 79.7448 ) at Nalladai - 609306. ^[1]

Deities

Shiva as Agneeswarar is the main deity. His consort goddess is called Sundaranayaki in this temple. The shrine of Shiva faces west. The shrine of the goddess faces south. These are specialities of this temple. ^[2]

Significance

It is one of the Nakshathiram Temples. believed that people with birth star 'Bharani' worship here in this temple to be rectified from the adverse effects of planets. ^[3]

Maintenance

This temple is maintained under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. ^[4]

Sub deities

Vishnu, Mahalakshmi, Kailasanathar, Dakshinamurti, Bhuvaneswari, Chandikeswarar, Durga, Dwara Vinayaka (Ganesha), Selva Vinayaka (another icon of Ganesha), Somaskanda, Balamurugan, Kalyani, Surya, Shani, Veerabhadra and Bhairava are the sub deities.

References

1. Anuradha Sharda (6 December 2023). Nakshatras: The Blueprint to Your Personality and Destiny - Volume 1. StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd. ISBN   978-81-19445-46-2.
2. "Divinvite". www.divinvite.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
3. "Agneeswarar Temple : Agneeswarar Temple Details". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
4. "Arulmigu Agneeswarar Temple, Nalladai - 609306, Mayiladuthurai District [TM018227], Barani Temple, Agneeswarar, Sundaranayaki". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2024.