Agastheeswaram Agastheeswarar Temple

Hindu temple

8°06′37″N 77°31′27″E / 8.1103°N 77.5242°E / 8.1103; 77.5242ArchitectureTypeDravidian architectureSpecificationsTemple(s)OneElevation39.69 m (130 ft)

Agastheeswaram Agastheeswarar Temple (அகத்தீச்சுரம் அகத்தீசுவரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Vadugan Patru[2] in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Agastheeswarar. His consort is known as Amuthavalli.[3]

Location

This temple is located at about 100 metres from Vadugan Patru bus stop, 1 km from Kottaram and 5 km from Kanyakumari.[2]

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar.[3] Appar and Sage Agasthia with his wife Lopamudra worshipped the presiding deity of the temple.[2]

Another Agastheeswarar Temple

There is another temple in the name of Agastheeswar Temple dedicated to Shiva, in the town of Agathiyampalli, Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India.

References

  1. ^ ta:அகத்தீச்சுரம் அகத்தீசுவரர் கோயில்
  2. ^ a b c Agastheeswarar Temple, Vadugan Patru Kanyakumari, 28 June 2019
  3. ^ a b அகத்தீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோவில், அகத்தீச்சரம், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள்

External links

  • GeoHack - Agastheeswaram Agasteeswarar Temple
  • Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், agaththIccuram, Sl.No.2 of 139 temples
  • Shiva Temples, தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், அகத்திச்சுரம், Sl.No.1 of 133 temples, page1
  • v
  • t
  • e
Vaippu Sthalam