Sunday, August 2, 2020

Airavatheswarar Temple, Sathanur, Thanjavur

Airavatheswarar Temple, Sathanur, Thanjavur
Airavatheswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Sathanur Village near Aduthurai Town in Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Airavatheswarar and Mother is called as Soundaranayaki. Sathanur is also considered as Avathara Sthalam for Siddhar Thirumoolar, one of the famous 18 Tamil Siddhars and author of Thirumandiram. The Temple is situated on the southern bank of Veera Cholan River.
Legends
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History
The Temple was renovated from scratches and reconsecrated on 9th July 2014. There is an inscription related to Sathanur Village can be found in Thiruvavaduthurai Gomuktheeswarar Temple.
The Temple
The Temple is situated on the outskirts of the village. Presiding Deity is called as Airavatheswarar and Mother is called as Soundaranayaki. The Temple has been lost completely but the lingam remains. A new temple was built recently to house the Lingam. The place where the Lingam is located is called as Linga Thidal.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 4 Kms from Thiruvavaduthurai, 4 Kms from Aduthurai Bus Stand, 5 Kms from Aduthurai, 5 Kms from Aduthurai Railway Station, 6 Kms from Narasingampettai Railway Station, 21 Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 17 Kms from Kumbakonam, 18 Kms from Kumbakonam Railway Station, 58 Kms from Thanjavur and 119 Kms from Trichy Airport. The Temple is situated on Aduthurai to Mangainallur Road.
Aduthurai Town is situated on the Mayiladuthurai – Kumbakonam highway, and buses are available from Mayiladuthurai and Kumbakonam. Various private and government long haul buses stop here connecting this town with major cities like Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. Bus facilities to Keezh Maruthuvakudi from Aduthurai are less frequent. Hence, hire autos from Aduthurai to reach this Temple.
Location