Thuraiyur Soundareswarar Shiva Temple, Nagapattinam

Address

Thuraiyur, Nagai circle,

Nagapattinam District,

Tamil Nadu 610101

Moolavar

Soundareswarar

Amman

Soundaryanayaki

Introduction

Thuraiyur Soundareswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Thuraiyur village, Nagai circle, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. From Tirumarugal to Marungur, you can reach Thuraiyur after 2 km on the Narimanam road on the banks of Piravudai River. This Shiva temple is in the front of the town. Here the Presiding deity is called as Soundareswarar and Mother is called as Soundarayanayaki.

Puranic Significance

This is the new temple built after the destruction of the old temple. The old Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. Here the Lord Soundareshwarar in the west side of the Sanctum and Soundaryanayaki in the south side have a copper roof that connects the two sanctums and Nandi is in front of the lord.

The temples have Vinayagar and Murugan with his consort. Dakshnamurthy is the only one in Karurai. His sculptural beauty seems to have been created during the Chola period. There is a pond directly behind the temple. There is also a Mariamman temple towards the north in the same compound.