Sannasi Panangudi Thalaraneswarar Shiva Temple, Nagapattinam

Address

Sannasi Panangudi Thalaraneswarar Shiva Temple,

Sannasi, Nagai circle

Nagapattinam District,

Tamil Nadu – 61102.

Moolavar

Thalaraneswarar

Introduction

Sannasi Panangudi Thalaraneswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Sannasi Panangudi village, Nagai circle, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. Panangudi is 6 km on the Melavanjur – Thittacheri road north of Nagapattinam. A small Shiva temple in Sannasi Panangudi village two km west of it. Presiding deity is called as Thalaraneswarar. This Shiva temple is an east facing temple on the west bank of a large pond at the front of the town. But the temple is not a temple now. Most of it is crumbling. There is sanctum sanctorum, Arthamandapam, Mukha Mandapam. The temple door is locked.

Puranic Significance

The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. Lord is medium size lingam. Ambigai and Vinayakar Valli Deivanai Sametha Murugan Bhairava are placed inside the front hall. Outside the mukha mandapam there is a Nandi altar on a raised platform. The goddess has a sanctum facing south. The Ganesha sanctum on the south side is largely in ruins. There is only a small Nandi. There are no other gods. Tenmukhan is also seen to be badly damaged. The Murugan Sanctum on the north side is slightly bigger. Sandesar shrine is small. The round wall has collapsed and there is only a way through the gate. Panchaloka “Adipura Amman” idol and Ganesha idols, which went missing in 1992 from this Thalaraneswarar temple, were recovered after 29 years a few weeks ago.

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