Nagareeswarar
Temple, Kanchipuram
Nagareeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kanchipuram City in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Nagareeswarar and Mother is called as Kamakshi. This Temple is also called as Nagareesam. This temple is situated in Nagareeswarar Temple Street.
The Temple
This temple is facing towards east with an entrance arch on the western side. The entrance arch has stucco images of Rishabaroodar flanked by Vinayaga and Murugan. Nandi and Balipeedam can be found facing the sanctum. The Sanctum Sanctorum consists of Sanctum, Ardha Mandapam and Maha Mandapam. Presiding Deity is called as Nagareeswarar and is facing east. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam.
Vinayaga, Dakshinamoorthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durga are the Koshta idols located around the sanctum walls. Chandikeswarar Shrine can be seen in his usual location. As in other temples in Kanchipuram, there is no separate shrine of Parvathi as it is believed that Kamakshi of Kanchipuram Kamakshi Temple is the common Parvathi shrine for all Shiva temples.
There are shrines for Kalyana Vinayagar, Srinivasa Perumal / Venkatesa Perumal with his consorts Sridevi & Bhoodevi, Dharma Sastha with his consorts Poorna & Pushkala, Lord Murugan with his consorts Valli & Deivanai, Bhairava, Navagrahas and Suryan in the temple premises. Paintings of Ayyappan, Nataraja and Madurai Veeran can be seen on the walls of the temple.
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