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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur – Lingams

Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur – Lingams
27 Nakshatra Lingams:
There are Lingams dedicated to each of the 27 Nakshatrams (Birth Stars) in the temple premises. All these 27 birth stars installed a Lingam each and worshipped Lord Shiva here.  This is the temple for performing Parihara pooja (remedial pooja) for the malefic effects of the Birth stars. Apart from this temple, individual lingams for each star can be found in Thiruvottriyur Thyagaraja Temple,Chennai.

Pancha Lingams:
For brief details, please refer below link;
Other Lingams:
There are Agasthya Lingam, Kashyapa Lingam, Romesa Lingam, Chola Lingam, Chera Lingam, Sahasra Lingam and Pancha Bhooda Lingam in the temple premises.