Anbilalanturai

Anbilalanturai Temple

Anbilalanturai Temple Location in Tamil Nadu
Name
Other names	Anbil Sivan Temple, Alanthurai
Geography
Coordinates	10°51′0″N 78°52′0″E / 10.85000°N 78.86667°E / 10.85000; 78.86667Coordinates: 10°51′0″N 78°52′0″E / 10.85000°N 78.86667°E / 10.85000; 78.86667
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Trichy
Location	Anbil
Culture
Primary deity	Sathyavageesar,Alanthuraiar(Shiva)
Consort	Soundranayagi
Temple tank	Chandra Theertham
Poets	Appar, campantar
Appeared for	Aala
Architecture
Architectural styles	Dravidian architecture

Anbil Alanthurai Temple^[1] is dedicated to Shiva and is located in the banks of kollidam river in Anbil, a small village near Lalgudi.

The temple has a 5-tier Rajagopuram, an outer prakaram(outer courtyard) and a nandavanam (flower garden). There are lot of inscriptions in the walls of the temple revealing Chola architecture.

Legend

The vinayagar, Lord Ganesa is called "Sevi Saitha Vinayagar" and is believed to have lent his ears (Sevi) for the songs of Sambandar. Parantaka Chola I is believed to have built the temple.

There is a Very famous Mariyamman Temple mounted in Anbil(People are calling amman is sister of Samayapuram Mariyammam),people are staying there who affected by Ammai and they believe it will getting cured by Maariyamman.

Anbil is very famous village in Trichy district which has many temples those are constructed by Chola's,Varadharaja Perumal temple,Sivan temple,Mariyamman temple and Aachi raama valli amman temple those are well maintained by department of Aranilayathurai and all the temple has uchi kaala pooja which are following every day.

This place has been referred to in thevaram written by Saint Poet (7th Century AD) Thirugnana Sambanthar and Appar.^[2]

Transport

The nearest railway station is in Lalgudi, about 3 kilometres from the place. The nearest airport is in Trichy.

Gallery

Temple campus
Inscription in the temple

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anbilalanthurai Shiva Temple.

↑ "Abodes of Shiva - Shivasthalams glorified by Tevaram hymns". Templenet.
↑ "campantar tEvAram -2" (PDF). projectmadurai.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

Shaivism

History	History of Shaivism

Deities	Shiva (Bhairava * Ishana * Sadyojata * Vamadeva) Devi Durga Kali Parvati Sati Ganesha Kartikeya Nandi Virabhadra

Texts	Shvetashvatara Upanishad Shivarahasya Purana Shiva Purana Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta

Mantra/ Stotra	Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Om Namah Shivaya Shiv Chalisa Shiva mahimna stotram Shri Rudram Chamakam Shiva Sahasranama Shiva Tandava Stotram

Philosophies	Shiva Advaita Pashupata Shaivism Kashmir Shaivism Shaiva Siddhanta Lingayatism

Jyotirlingas	Bhimāśankara Ghuṣmeśvara Kedāranātha Viśveśvara Mallikārjuna Mahākāleśvara Nāgeśvara Omkāreśvara Rāmeśvara Somanātha Tryambakeśvara Vaidyanātha

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Traditions	Kanwar Yatra Lingam Rasalingam Maha Shivaratri Pradosha Shiva Puja Siddha Vibhuti Other names

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