Vadathirthesvarar Temple, Andanallur, is a
Siva
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Film and television
* Siva (director), Indian cinematographer and director
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Music and dance
* "Siv ...
temple in
Andanallur
Andanallur is a village in the Srirangam taluk of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, India
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in
Trichy District in
Tamil Nadu (India).
[ஆலந்துறை/அந்தநல்லூர், பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009]
Vaippu Sthalam
It is one of the shrines of the
Vaippu Sthalams.
This temple is found at Andanallur near Tiruchendurai in Trichy-Karur road.
Presiding deity
The presiding deity Vadathirthesvarar and Alandurai Mahadevar. His consort is known as Balasundari and Balasoundaranayaki.
The niches of the ''karnakutas'' of the first ''tala'' contains images of a kneeling man on the left and a kneeling lady in the right. Such a feature is otherwise found in
Neyyadiappar Temple, Tillaistanam
Neyyadiappar Temple, Tillaistanam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the village of Thillaisthanam also known as Tillaisthanam or Thiruneithanam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Shaivism as one of the Sa ...
and
Dandeeswarar Temple
Dandeeswarar Temple (Shri Dandeeswarar Temple) is a Shiva temple situated in Velachery, a suburb of Chennai. The temple was built during the Pallava reign and was repaired and rebuilt during the Chola reign. The temple complex consists of a ma ...
in
Velachery
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.
Prakara
This temple belongs to the period of
Parantaka Chola. In the
Prakaram shrines of
Vinayaka,
Subramania Gajalakshmi,
Navagraha,
Chandra,
Surya
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and
Bairava are found.
References
External links
மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், AlandhuRai, Sl.No.18 of 139 temples
Hindu temples in Tiruchirappalli district
Shiva temples in Tiruchirappalli district
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