Tirukozhambiam Kokileswarar Temple
Tirukozhambiam Kokileswarar Temple (திருக்கோழம்பியம் கோகிலேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Kokileswarar. His consort is Soundara Nayaki.
Significance[]
It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar saints Tirunavukkarasar and Thirugnana Sambandar.
Legend[]
According to Hindu legend, a person named Chandan was reborn as a nightingale (kokila) due to the curse of Indra. He meditated upon Shiva and reassumed his original form here. As per another legend, when a cow passed through the place, its feet trampled on a Sivalinga, which became this place.[1]
Features[]
The main idol is a shivalinga. There are the footprints of a cow upon the shivalinga. The temple is under the administration of the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Ka. Vi., Kannan (2019). River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. Notion Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781684666041.
External links[]
- "Sri Kokileswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Kokileswarar Temple, Tirukozhambam". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Gallery[]
Main entrance
Balipeetam, nandi mandapam
Vimana of presiding deity
Vimana of goddess
- Shiva temples in Thanjavur district
- Padal Petra Stalam
- Tamil Nadu Hindu temple stubs