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Kokileswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirukkozhambam in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.
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Significance
Praises of the temple have been sung by the Saivite saints Thirunavukkarasar and Sambandar in the Thevaram.
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
Kokileswarar Temple Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA