Sri Paranjothi Easwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Lord Shiva, located at Thanjakkoor Village in Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vaippu Sthalam
It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sundarar. This place is also known as Adhi Vilvavana Kshetra, referring to the age old place which had many vilva trees.
Presiding deity
The presiding deity in the garbhagriha, represented by the lingam, is known as Sri Paranjothi Easwarar. The Goddess is known as Goddess Gnanambikai. He is also known as Rudrakodeeswarar.
Specialities
This is the birthplace of Poyyamozhi Pulavar who sung Thanjaivanan Kovai. Parvati, Vinayaka, Murugan, Lakshmi, Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Laksmi, Saraswati, Agastya, Indrani and Gautama Maharishi worshipped the presiding deity. On the request of Brahma, Vishnu and Indra the deity blessed them.
Structure
The temple has a compound wall with Gates on the Northern and Southern sides. It has sanctum sanctorum and one front mandapa. The shrine of the presiding deity is facing east, while the Goddess is facing south. The construction of the gopura was completed along with individual Temples for Shri Kan Dhrishti Ganapathy, Vinayaka, Vishnu along with Sridevi & Bhudevi, Subramanyar with Valli & Deivanai, Shri Mahalakshmi, Shri Sorna Aagarshana Bhairavar, Shri Agasthiyar, Naalvar, and Navagraha. Also Surya and Chandran have separate shrines inside the compound. Around the Main Deity Temple Shri Paranjothi Eshwarar there are Dhakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Durga and Chandikeswarar.
Location
The temple is located in Madurai-Ramanathapuram/Manamadurai bus route, next to Thiruppuvanam and Tiruppachetti at a distance of 5 km in Thanjakkoor. It is opened for devotees from 8.00 am to 10.00 and 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
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