Thursday, August 31, 2017

Sokkanathar Temple, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur

Sokkanathar Temple, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur
Sokkanathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Mannargudi Town in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Sokkanathar and Mother is called as Meenakshi. There are 7 Shiva temples in Mannargudi on the banks of Pamani river. This East facing temple is located on the western bank of Pamani river. The Temple is east facing with three tiered Rajagopuram. The Temple belonged to Nayakar Period.
Thirumaaligai Mandapams are located at four corners of the Temple. There are shrines for Vinayaga, Naalvar, Dhanavanthri, Sthala Vinayagar, Siddhi Vinayagar, Kasi Viswanathar, Visalakshi, Ekambareswarar, Murugan, Vishnu, Mahalakshmi, Saraswathi, Aiyappan, Navagrahas, Bhairavar and Saneeswarar in this temple. Mannargudi is located at about 14 Kms from Needamangalam, 29 Kms from Thiruvarur, 52 Kms from Nagapattinam, 38 Kms from Kumbakonam, 40 Kms from Thanjavur and 93 Kms from Trichy. Nearest Railway Station is located at Mannargudi and Nearest Airport is located at Trichy.