Periyakudi Agatheeswarar Shiva Temple, Thiruvarur

Address

Periyakudi town, Mannargudi circle,

Thiruvarur District 610206

Moolavar

Agatheeswarar Shiva

Amman

Soundaryanayaki

Introduction

Periyakudi Agatheeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Periyakudi village, Mannargudi circle, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Periyakudi village is on the Tirupakikkadu road directly east of Mannargudi, This village is 15 km from Mannargudi. This Shiva temple is located on the upper bank of Periyathirukulam.

Puranic Significance

This Shiva temple and Draupadi Amman temple are located here. When Agathiyar travelled to the southern region, he worshiped Shivalinga at several places on the way, one of which is called Periyakudi, so here the name of the Lord is Agatheeswarar and the name of the Goddess is Soundaryanayaki. This small temple is facing east, the Lord is facing east, Ambigai is facing south, and there is a large connecting hall.

The Temple is believed to be 1500 years old. There is a little Ganesha at the gate of Lord’s palace and two Naga’s on the other side. In the same hall, there is a Bhairava facing south and a Bhairava facing west in the northeast corner. Lord Rishabharu appears on this front porch. There is also a Nandi Mandapam outside the temple. When it comes to prakaram, the kosthas include Vinayagar Tenmugan, Vishnu Brahman statues and Durga are presented.

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