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
    • "Sri Kokileswarar temple". Dinamalar.
    • "Kokileswarar Temple, Tirukozhambam". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
    • Main entrance
    • Balipeetam, nandi mandapam
    • Vimana of presiding deity
    • Vimana of goddess


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