Bhaskareswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the Paruthiapparkoil village in the Orathanadu taluk of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.
Significance
Located on the Thanjavur-Pudukkottai road, Paruthiapparkoil was the place where Surya (the sun god of Hindu mythology) is believed to have worshipped Shiva. Hence, the temple built on the spot got the name "Paruthiapparkoil" which means "Temple of the Sun" in Tamil language and "Bhaskareswarar", an alternate name of the Sun-god Surya in Sanskrit. Later, Paruthiapparkoil was also used to denote the settlement which grew around the temple.
References
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