Okkur Shiva Temple, Nagapattinam

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Okkur Shiva Temple, Nagapattinam

Okkur, Kilvelur circle,

Nagapattinam District,

Tamil Nadu – 610101

Moolavar

Shiva

Introduction

Okkur Shiva Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Located in the Okkur village, Kilvelur circle, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. Okkur village is a small town, with only two or three streets. Here, on the banks of a large pond, a great temple like a magnificent chariot was built during the Nayak period and is 500 years old temple in this area.

Some good people have left the found idols at the gate of this temple. At the point of sword they destroyed the temples thinking to destroy Hinduism; today they are destroying the remaining temples by saying that they will destroy Sanada Dharma by word of mouth. This is how dilapidated temples came into being, idols were worshiped. Okkur is one of them.

Perumal temple is not in a condition to tell, the plants have started sprouting and decaying. Perumal and his consort Bhoodevi Sri devi sametha. Our Shivalayamurthys, the big lingamurthys, are placed around the temple in shackles, nearby is a Lingam, a beautiful Bhairavamurthy, and a slightly broken Nandi. There is no one came to see the temples and lighted a lamp for Perumal and Shiva.

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