Sri Ashtamoortheeswarar Temple, Aviyanur

Address

Sri Ashtamoortheeswarar Temple, Aviyanur, Panruti, Cuddalore -607 101.

Diety

Ashtamoortheeswarar

Introduction

Aviyan is one of the Sangakkala vallals (Very generous person) 15 km from Panruti. Aviyanur can be reached by taking the Panruti-Tirukoilur . The village has an ancient Jalasayana Shiva temple.Attempts to renovate the roundabout of the temple turned up only the Shivalinga Audaiyar (circular part of the Shivalinga). Aviyanur is a town of historical significance dating back to about 2,000 years. There are two temples here, Shiva and Gotandarama Temple. In 1993, the Archaeological Survey of India discovered six inscriptions in the town. Currently 2 more inscriptions have been found. Therefore, it is known to have been rebuilt over 500 years ago after being demolished from an ancient temple. Also, the Sangam period brick, which is about 2 thousand years old, is fully available and it measures 41 cm. Length, 26 cm. Width, 8 cm. Als . The east-facing temple is built of granite and the plane is made of brick. The main gate is on the south side. Since it is a window temple, one can see the Lord only through the black stone window on the east side of the temple. . The oldest four-foot-tall Ganesha in the south-west can be seen carved in stone. There are no other shrines in Prakaram. There is a beautiful Ambikai. # “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.