Tirukkollikkadu Agneeswarar Temple

Tirukkollikkadu Agneeswarar Temple[1] is a Hindu temple located at Tirukkollikkadu in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Agneeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Panjin Melladi Ammai. The historical name of the place is Keeralathur. [1][2]

Tirukkollikkadu Agneeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTiruvarur
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationTirukkollikkadu in Tiruvarur district
StateTamil Nadu
Country India
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams (No:115) - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.[2]

References

  1. "Agneeswarar Temple". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. Agneeswarar Temple, Tirukollikkaadu


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