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 Temple info-2637 கோயில் தகவல் -2637 Sri Kumbeswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ கும்பேஸ்வரர் கோயில் / கும்பேஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில் / Ishta Siddhi Lingeswarar, சிற்றம்பாக்கம் / Chitrambakkam, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. The visit to this Sri Kumbeswarar Temple Temple at Chitrambakkam, was a part of “Ashta Siddhi Temples” visit, located between Kosasthalaiyar and Koovam rivers, on the north side of Perambakkam. Shiva of this temple was also called as Ishta Siddhi Lingeswarar. Apart from Shiva temples, on the way visited Perumal temples also.  Moolavar  : Sri Kumbeswarar & Ishta Siddhi Lingeswarar Consort    : Sri Kuzhanthaivalli  Some of the salient features of this temple are... The temple is facing east with an entrance from South side. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the mukha mandapam.  Vinayagar is on the left side of the sanctum sanctorum entrance. Moolavar is short on a raised avudayar. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Ma...

Temple info -2636 கோயில் தகவல் -2636   Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Shenbagapuram , Nagapattinam  Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vinayaga located in Shenbagapuram Village near Mohanur in Kilvelur Taluk in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. Lord Vinayaga of this temple is called as Adi Kumbeswarar in the name of his father, Lord Shiva. This temple is believed to be around 500 years old. Legends Once, Sage Narada visited the celestial court of Lord Shiva at  Mount Kailash  to present to him a fruit, the Gyana Pazham (the fruit of knowledge). Lord Shiva intended to share the fruit among his two sons, Ganesha and Murugan but the sage Narada was against the idea of cutting it. Lord Shiva decided to award it to whichever of his two sons first circled the world thrice.  Accepting the challenge, Karthikeya started his journey around the globe on his mount peacock. However, Ganesha, who surmised that the world w...

Adhi Kumbeswarar temple Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Adi Kumbeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Mangalambigai Amman. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Tanjore Deity AdiKumbeswarar(Shiva), Mangalambigai(Parvathi) Location Kumbakonam State Tamil Nadu Country India Geographic coordinates 10°57′30″N 79°22′16″E Architecture Type Tamil architecture Creator Cholas The temple complex covers an area of 30,181 sq ft (2,803.9 m2) and houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 128 feet (39 m) The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Kumbeswarar an...