Country India Location Thirukodikaval Architectural style Dravidian architecture | State Tamil Nadu District Thanjavur district | |
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Primary deity Thirukoteeswarar (Shiva) Consort Vadivambigai (Parvathi) Temple tank Sringa Theertham, Cauvery Address Thiruvidaimaruthur Taluk, Thanjavur District, Thirukodikaval, Tamil Nadu 609802 Similar Someswaran Temple, Aavoor Pasupatheeswaram, Sakshinatheswarar Temple - Thiruppurambiyam, Padikasu Nathar Temple, Sakthivanesvara Temple | ||
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Thirukoteeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirukodikaval in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.
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History
The earliest inscriptions in the temple date from 750 AD and belong to the reign of the Pallava king Nandivarman. The present structure is believed to have been constructed by Sembiyan Mahadevi, the mother of Uttama Chola in 979.
Significance
Praises of the temple have been sung by the Saivite saints Appar and Sambandar. The temple was also visited by the saint Bhaskararaya of Bhaskararajapuram. The temple has separate shrines for Vinayaga, Muruga, Gajalakshmi, Saptha Kanniyar, Bhairavar, Surya, Chandra, Sani, Durvasa and Nataraja.
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