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Karkadeswarar temple slideshow
Karkadeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirundudevankudi near Veppathur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.
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Significance
The temple is praised by Saivite saint Sambandar in the Thevaram.
Mythology
According to Hindu mythology, the sage Durvasa once cursed a gandharva to be born as a crab in the world. However, feeling sorry for the crab, Durvasa, however, assured him that he might regain his actual form in the next birth if he meditated upon Shiva. Worshipping Shiva with utmost devotion in order to be guaranteed of a human birth in the next life, the crab incurred the jealousy of Indra who tried to kill him with a sword. However, at that instant, a hole manifested on the surface of the linga enabling the crab to escape.
