Country India Location Alagaputhur District Thanjavur district | State Tamil Nadu Architectural styles Dravidian architecture Architectural style Dravidian architecture | |
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Primary deity Padikasu Nathar (Shiva) Consort Soundaranayagi (Parvathi) Similar Amirthakadeswarar Temple - Sakkottai, Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple, Sakshinatheswarar Temple - Thiruppurambiyam, Sakthivanesvara Temple, Thirukoteeswarar Temple | ||
Padikasu Nathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Alagaputhur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. The temple dates to the Chola period.
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Location
The Padikasu Nathar Temple is located in the village of Alagaputhur which is situated at a distance of 6 kilometres from Kumbakonam on the way to Tiruvarur.
Significance
Praises of the temple have been sung in the Thevaram. Alagaputhur is the birthplace of Pugalthunai Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars.
Architecture
There are shrines to Shiva, Vishnu and Murugan. The idol of Shiva is a swayambhumurthy.
References
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