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Thirunageswaram Attractions - Tourist Places To Visit In Thirunageswaram

  • 01Naganathaswamy Temple

    This temple is one of the nine Navagraha temples located in Tamil Nadu and is dedicated to Rahu. The temple is situated in Thirunageswaram which is about 7 km east of the city of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.

    Lord Naganathaswamy (Shiva) is the presiding deity of the temple and Giri Gujambika (Parvati) is his consort. The Goddess is enshrined with Saraswati and Lakshmi beside her. In the temple, visitors can also see Rahu Bhagawan along with his 2 consorts Nagakanni and Nagavalli.

    Rahu worshipped Lord Shiva in this temple to get relief of a bane. The exceptional feature of Naganathaswamy Temple is that here Rahu Bhagawan has a face of a human unlike other temples where Ragu is idolized with a face of a serpent.

    The temple includes quite a few mandapams, towering gopurams and huge prakarams. Four entry towers can be seen which have walls like fort and these towers enclose the outermost prakaram. The idol of Rahu Bhagawan is located in the south west spot.

    The temple has a water head with four mandaps in its southern side, enclosed by 100 pillars. The Mandap is in the style of a temple car. The temple’s architecture represents the Chola style.

    The most important feature of this temple is that at the time of milk Abhishekam, when the milk is decanted over Rahu’s idol, it turns to blue colour and is visible to everyone.

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  • 02Oppiliyappan Temple

    Oppiliyappan Temple

    The Oppiliyappan Temple is situated about 1/2 km from Thirunageswaram and approximately 7 km south of Kumbakonam city. The temple is one among the one hundred and eight Divyadesas of Perumal and is the birth place (Avatar Sthala) of Bhoomadevi.

    The main deity of the temple is Perumal (Lord Vishnu) who is worshipped as Oppiliyappan here and his consort is Bhoomadevi. The temple is about 2000 years old. The Naganathaswamy Temple is also located close to this temple.

    In this temple the nivedhanas (Food offering) is made without any salt and it is also said that if anybody brings salty foods in the temple it would be considered as a sin. It is said that if one worships mother Bhoomadevi and Lord Perumal in this temple, he or she will develop tolerance with their spouse and will have a harmonious marital life.

    The main festival celebrated in Oppiliyappan temple is Brahmmotsavam which takes place in the months of Aipasi (October to November), Purattasi (September to October) and Panguni (March to April). 

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