Sankaranyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the village of Thalaichangadu in the Tharangambadi taluk of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Significance
The presiding deity is Shiva as Somaskandar and the consort is Soundara Nayaki. The temple has been praised by Sambandar in the Thevaram. The temple is believed to have been initially constructed by the Chola king Kocengannan and renovated in the following centuries. Vishnu is believed to have worshipped Shiva at this place.
Shrines
The temple is conch-shaped and there are shrines to Brahma, Vishnu and Ambal.
References
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