Thirukoteeswarar Temple

Thirukoteeswarar Temple (திருக்கோடீசுவரர் கோயில்) [1] is a Hindu temple located at Thirukodikaval in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.

Thirukoteeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThanjavur
DeityThirukoteeswarar (Shiva) Vadivambigai (Parvathi)
Features
  • Temple tank: Sringa Theertham, Cauvery
  • Temple tree: Pirambu
Location
LocationThirukodikaval
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Thirukoteeswarar Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Thirukoteeswarar Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates11°2′58.28″N 79°30′46.11″E
Architecture
TypeChola art and architecture

History
Sculptures on the walls of the Gopuram

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. An inscription from the period of Gandaraditya I indicates a gift of 8 ma of land to the temple by Masenan Madan of Sirukattur to supply five pots of water everyday from the river Kaveri by the servants.[2]

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.[3] The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern banks of River Kaveri.[4]

References
  1. ta:திருக்கோடிக்காவல் கோடீசுவரர் கோயில்
  2. B. S., Chandrababu; S., Ganeshram; C., Bhavani (2011). History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu. Bharathi Puthakalayam. p. 35. ISBN 9789380325910.
  3. Sharma, Sridhara (2007). Kumbakonam Azhaikkirathu. New Horizon Media. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9788183682244.
  4. Ka. Vi., Kannan (2019). River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. Notion Press. p. 42. ISBN 9781684666041.
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