Nageswarar Temple, Ambur, Vellore
Nageswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
Lord Shiva located in the heart of Ambur Town in Vellore District of Tamilnadu.
This Temple is a Parihara Sthalam for Naga Dosham and Rahu Kethu Pariharam.
History
The Temple is believed to be built by Later Cholas
in the 12th Century and later renovated by Hoysalas and Vijayanagara
Kings. Inscriptions available in this temple records these facts.
The
Temple
Presiding Deity is called as Nageswarar and Mother
is called as Samayavalli Thayar. There are Shrines for Nithya Vinayagar, Lord
Ayyapan, Naalvar, Palani Andavar, Lord Muruga with his consorts Valli and
Deivanai, Natarajar Sabha, 63 Nayanmars, Radha Krishnan, Guru Bhagavan and Naga
Statues.
There is a separate shrine for Kala Bhairavar called Ashtanga
Bhairavar can be seen in this temple. He is without his dog Vahana. Sthala
Vriksham is Vilva Tree.
Temple
Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 12 Noon and
5.30 PM to 9.00 PM.
Connectivity
Ambur is
located at about 52 Kms from Vellore, 28 Kms from Gudiyattam, 18 Kms from Vaniyambadi,
38 Kms from Tirupattur, 44 Kms from Yelagiri, 30 Kms from Pallikonda and 188
Kms from Chennai. Nageswarar Temple is
located at about 1.5 Kms from Ambur Bus Stand, 1.2 Kms from Ambur Railway
Station and 177 Kms from Chennai International Airport.