Alathambadi Agatheeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Address

Alathambadi Agatheeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Alathambadi, Thiruthraipoondi circle,

Thiruvarur District,

Tamil Nadu

Moolavar

Agatheeswarar

Amman

Anandavalli

Introduction

Alathambadi Agatheeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Alathambadi village, Thiruthuraipoondi circle, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Alathambadi is a small village, and is located on the banks of a large pond in the northeast of the village amidst lush paddy fields. This Shiva temple is an east facing temple. Here the Presiding deity is called as Lord – Agatheeswarar and Mother is called as Anandavalli.

Puranic Significance

There are 163 temples built and worshiped by Agathiyar when he travelled towards the south, and this temple is one of them. The Lord is facing east as a medium-sized lingamurthy. The deity has a shrine towards the south, with a gabled roof in front. Nandi is outside the lord sanctum. At the gate of the sanctum sanctorum there is a small Lord Ganesha on one side and a two-armed Murugan on the other. There is no such thing as kosthas around the womb. There is a large bow tree in the prakaram. Navagrahas are in the northeast. The Temple is believed to be more than 1000 years old

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