Thanjavur Sankaranarayanar Temple

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Thanjavur Sankaranarayanar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thanjavur in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. [1]

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The presiding deity of the temple is known as Sankaranayanar, [1] and a sculpture of the deity is found in the temple. The right part of the sculpture represents Shiva, and the left part represents Vishnu. The Consort of the presiding deity, Balambikai, is found in a separate shrine. [2] The history of the temple is found in Brahadisvara Mahatmiyam and Thanjapuri Mahatmiyam. [1]

Palace Devasthanam

Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam comprises 88 temples, of which this temple is the one. They are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 M.Seeralan, Thanjavur Sri Sankaranarayanaswami Temple and Pradosham worship (in Tamil), Tirumagal Publishers, Thanjavur, 1996
  2. Based on the field work to the temple
  3. Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, Thanjavur 613 009
  4. தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997
  5. J.M.Somasundaram Pillai, The Great Temple at Tanjore, [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur