Sakthivanesvara Temple
Tamil Nadu
Sakthivanesvara Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located in a small village called Thirusakthimutram, near another small village, Patteswaram. The nearest urban centre, about seven kilometres away, is Kumbakonam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Here the presiding deity Sakthivanesvara is a form of the Hindu god Shiva, in which his usual worship symbol the Lingam is hugged by his consort Parvati, hence he is also known as Sivakozhundeesvara and Sakthi Mutham. It is believed that when one prays to Sakthivanesvara with faith, one is blessed with the life partner of one's choice.
From the Wikipedia article Sakthivanesvara Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thanjavur Junction railway station (TJ), about 35 km by road.
- By air: Thanjavur Air Force Station (TJV), about 44 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, Swamimalai – Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district (about 5 km)
- Suryanar Kovil and the Navagraha Temples of Kumbakonam – Suryanar Kovil village near Aduthurai, and around Kumbakonam (Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai and Thiruvarur districts, plus Karaikal) (about 23 km)
- Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar (Brihadeeswarar) Temple – Thanjavur, Thanjavur district (about 35 km)
- Arulmigu Thyagarajaswamy Temple, Tiruvarur – Kamalalayam Tank, Thiruvarur town, Tiruvarur district (about 45 km)
- Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Temple (Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan Sthalam), Thirunallar – Thirunallar, Karaikal district (Puducherry UT) (about 61 km)
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