Sakshinatheswarar Temple

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Sakshinatheswarar Temple or Thiruppurambiyam Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Thiruppurambiyam, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Sakshinathar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Ikshuvani. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. ()

Coordinates: 10°28'60"N, 78°40'60"E

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Tamil NaduIndia

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Sakshinatheswarar Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sittanavasal Cave, Masilamaniswara Temple, Narthamalai, Vijayalaya Choleeswaram.

3.4 miSE
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Sittanavasal Cave
88 min walk • Sittanavasal Cave is a 2nd-century Tamil Śramaṇa complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, a Tamil word which means "the abode of great saints".
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Temple
Masilamaniswara Temple
1 min walk • Masilamaniswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, located in the village Thiruvaduthurai, located 22 km from the South Indian town, Kumbakonam and 14 km from Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams.
5.5 miE
Town, Archaeological site
Narthamalai
141 min walk • Narthamalai, a cluster of small hills, is 25 km from Trichy on the Trichy-Pudukottai highway in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
5.9 miW
Temple
Vijayalaya Choleeswaram
152 min walk • Vijayalaya Choleeswaram in Narthamalai, a panchayat town in Pudukottai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu,India, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
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Temple
Pasupatheeswarar Temple
1 min walk • Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Avoor or Avoor Pasupatheeswaram is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, located in the village Avoor, located 12 km south of South Indian town, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the 70 madakoil built by 2nd century Chola king, Kochengat Chola.

Sakshinatheswarar Temple

Facts and practical information

Sakshinatheswarar Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Sittanavasal Cave

Masilamaniswara Temple

Narthamalai

Vijayalaya Choleeswaram

Pasupatheeswarar Temple