Sakkottai Amirthakadeswarar Temple
Saakkottai Amirthakadeswarar Temple
Amirthakalasa Nathar Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple
dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Saakkottai near Kumbakonam in Tamil
Nadu, India.
Lord Shiva is worshiped as Amirthakadeswarar, and is
represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Amirthavalli
Amman. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical
work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and
classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
The temple complex houses a three-tier known as gopuram
(gateway tower) and has moats inside and outside the surrounding walls. The
present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th
century, while later expansions are attributed to Thanjavur Nayaks. It is a
Paadal Petra Sthalam and is considered to be the 68th in the series of Thevara
Stalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri.
Significance of the temple:
v This is
one of the Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam and 68th siva sthalam on the south
side of river Cauvery in Chozha Nadu.
v The
temple is reverred in the verses of Tevaram, the 7th century Tamil Saiva canon
by Sundarar.
v Tirukalayanallur
(Saakkottai) Siva Temple is located on the banks of Arasalar River. (a
tributary of Cauvery River).
v Kalayanallur
temple is one of the 12 Shiva temples which are connected with Mahamaham
festival which happens once in every 12 years in Kumbakonam.
Sakkottai - Sri Amirthakadeswarar Temple
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நாதர் திà®°ுக்கோவில்
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Main Deity
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Lord
Shiva
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Name
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Sri Amirthakadeswarar / Amirthakalasanathar
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Goddess Name
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Sri Amirthavalli
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Location
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Sakkottai - Kumbakonam
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Old Names
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Kalayanallur,
Tiru Kalaya Nallur
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Theertham
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Significance
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68th of 127
Devaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam in Southern bank of River Cauvery, One of 275 Devaram Padal Petram Sthalams,
Mahamagam
Shiva Temples
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Ancient
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1500 years old
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Travel Base
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Kumbakonam
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Temple History : As per Hindu legend, the essence of
creation arrived at this place in a pot (locally called kalayam), the place
came to be known as Kalayanallur. The temple is closely associated with Sakya
Nayanmar, one of 63 saints associated with Saivism. Sambandar in his works in
Tevaram mentions that this place was originally occupied by Buddhists
(Calukkiyar) and hence it came to be known as Cakkiyarkkottai, which with time
became Cakkottai.
Sakkiya Nayanar (Chakkiya Nayanar) also known as Sakkiya
(also spelt as Chakkiya), Sakkiyar (Chakkiyar) and Sakkiyanar was a Nayanar
saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the
thirty-fourth in the list of 63 Nayanars. He was a Buddhist, who converted to
Shaivism. He is described to worshipped his patron god Shiva by throwing stones
at his image. Sakkiya is one of the six Nayanars from Tondai Nadu and is
described to date from the Pallava era.
How to Reach : This Shivastalam is located 4km south east of
the Kumbhakonam railway station on the banks of the Arisilaru river.
This sivasthalam temple is located 4 Kms from Kumbakonam on
the way to Needamangalam. Another paadal petra sivasthalam Tirukkarukkudi
(Marudhanallur) is located 2 Kms. from here in the south-east direction.
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