Agasteeswaram Agasteeswarar Temple | |
Map Type: | Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates: | 8.1103°N 77.5242°W |
Country: | India |
State: | Tamil Nadu |
District: | Kanyakumari |
Location: | Agastheeswaram |
Elevation M: | 39.69 |
Deity: | Agasteeswarar |
Festivals: | Maha Shivaratri |
Architecture: | Dravidian architecture |
Temple Quantity: | One |
Agastheeswaram Agastheeswarar Temple (அகத்தீச்சுரம் அகத்தீசுவரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Vadugan Patru in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Agastheeswarar. His consort is known as Amuthavalli.[2]
This temple is located at about 100 metres from Vadugan Patru bus stop, 1 km from Kottaram and 5 km from Kanyakumari.
It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar.[2] Appar and Sage Agasthia with his wife Lopamudra worshipped the presiding deity of the temple.[3]
There is another temple in the name of Agastheeswar Temple dedicated to Shiva, in the town of Agathiyampalli, Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India.