Atcheeswarar Temple
Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
Atcheesvara Swamy Temple, Acharapakkam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Acharapakkam, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Aksheeswaraswamy or Atchikontantar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Sundaranayagi. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century-CE Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temples has several inscriptions dated to the period of Kulothunga Chola I.
From the Wikipedia article Aksheeswaraswamy Temple, Acharapakkam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Madurantakam railway station (MMK), about 18 km by road.
- By air: Pondicherry Airport (PNY), about 60 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 63 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 64 km)
- Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Puducherry – White Town, Puducherry (Pondicherry) (about 65 km)
- Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple (Annamalaiyar Temple) – Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai district, at the foot of the 2,668 ft Arunachala hill (about 105 km)
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