Sembian Athur Thambiran Swamy Shiva Temple, Nagapattinam

Address

Sembian Athur Thambiran Swamy Shiva Temple,

Sembian athur, Kilvellur Circle,

Nagapattinam District,

Tamil Nadu – 611105

Moolavar

Thambiran swamy

Amman

Dakshayani

Introduction

Sembian Athur ThambiranSwamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Located in the Sembian Athur village, Kilvellur circle, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. 5 km west through Illupur is Sembian Athur. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Kaduvaya River. A small village in the centre of the town is a small Shiva temple. Here the Presiding deity is called as Thambiran Swamy in the form of Lingam and Mother is called as Dakshayani.

Puranic Significance

The old temple is said to be more than 1000 years old. This Shiva temple is built completely a new form of ruined temple. It is sad that the temples in Nagai and Tiruvarur districts, which used to have conical halls of Nayaka era with artistic flight, have become like ordinary temples in the name of Renovation.

Lord Thambiranswamy has an east facing sanctum. In the front of lord Shiva sanctum are Ganesha and Murugan standing at the sanctum gate. Lord Dakshayani is seated on a platform facing south. In Sanctum there are Thenmukhan and Lingodpavar, Brahman. No sundaesar in the temple. Directly behind the sanctum sanctorum, they wrap a sari around the Thala tree and worship it as a deity.

“With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.