Abimukeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam

Abimukesvarar Temple

A Shiva located in Kumbakonam town

Abimukeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
Geography
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Location Kumbakonam
Culture
Primary deity Abimukeswarar(Shiva )
Amirthavalli (goddess)

Abimukeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] [2] This is one of the 12 Shiva temples connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. Other temples are Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbeswarar Temple, Nageswara Temple, Someswarar Temple, Koteeswarar Temple, Kahahasteeswarar Temple, Gowthameswarar Temple, Amirthakalasanathar Temple, Banapuriswarar Temple, Kambatta Visvanathar Temple and Ekambareswarar Temple. [3]

Location

This temple is located to the eastern bank of the Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam.[4] The temple is 500–1000 years old.[5]

Presiding deity

The moolavar presiding deity, is found in his manifestation as Abimukeswarar. Shiva turned around, while nava kanniyar river goddess came there, enabling them to give darshan to them. So he is called as Abimukeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Amirthavalli. [4] The sacred tree of this temple is Gooseberry. [5]

Speciality

Sani Bhagwan of this temple is taller than the other 8 planets in the Navagraga shrine. [5]

Mahasamprokshanam

The Mahasamprokshanam also known as Kumbabishegam of the temple was held on 26th October 2015. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thisiskumbakonam, Abimugeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam
  2. ↑ Ixigo, Abhimugesvarar temple
  3. ↑ Mahamaham Festival 2004 (in Tamil), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004
  4. 1 2 Abimukeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
  5. 1 2 3 Dinamalar Temples, Sri Abhi Mukheswarar temple
  6. ↑ "Vedaranyeswarar temple ‘kumbhabhishekam’ draws thousands". The Hindu. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-28.

External links

Mahasamprokshanam 26th October 2015

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