Tirukkollikkadu Agneeswarar Temple Explained

Tirukkollikkadu Agneeswarar Temple
State:Tamil Nadu
District:Tiruvarur
Location:Tirukkollikkadu in Tiruvarur district
Deity:Lord Shiva
Architecture:Dravidian architecture

Tirukkollikkadu Agneeswarar Temple[1] is a Hindu temple located at Tirukkollikkadu in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Agneeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Panjin Melladi Ammai. The historical name of the place is Keeralathur. [1] [2] This is a Sacred Temple which is believed to bring good fortune and burn hindrances of the devotees.

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams (No:115) - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agneeswarar Temple . Dinamalar. 11 September 2015.
  2. http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc115.php Agneeswarar Temple, Tirukollikkaadu