Tirukozhambiam Kokileswarar Temple
Tirukozhambiam Kokileswarar Temple (திருக்கோழம்பியம் கோகிலேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Kokileswarar. His consort is Soundara Nayaki.
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Significance
It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar saints Tirunavukkarasar and Thirugnana Sambandar.
Legend
According to Hindu legend, a person named Chandan was reborn as a nightingale (kokila) due to the curse of Indra. He meditated upon Shiva and reassumed his original form here.
Features
The main idol is a shivalinga. There are the footprints of a cow upon the shivalinga. The temple is under the administration of the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam.
References
External links
- "Sri Kokileswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Kokileswarar Temple, Tirukozhambam". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Gallery
- Main entrance
- Balipeetam, nandi mandapam
- Vimana of presiding deity
- Vimana of goddess