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.
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. As per another legend, when a cow passed through the place, its feet trampled on a Sivalinga, which became this place.[1]
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. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ka. Vi., Kannan (2019). River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. Notion Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781684666041.
External links
- "Sri Kokileswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Kokileswarar Temple, Tirukozhambam". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Gallery
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Main entrance -
Balipeetam, nandi mandapam -
Vimana of presiding deity -
Vimana of goddess
