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 Mettu Theru (Street). The temple is believed to be built by Cholas.
Legends
Nagareeswarar:
As per legend, it is believed that Lord Shiva of this
temple is responsible for the creation of Kanchipuram Nagaram (town). Hence,
Lord Shiva came to be called as Nagareeswarar.
Indra
worshipped Lord Shiva here:
It is believed that Lord Indra installed Shiva Linga at
this place and worshipped Lord Shiva to get relief from his sin.
The Temple
This temple is facing towards east with an entrance
arch. The entrance arch has stucco image of Somaskanda. Nandi and Balipeedam
can be found immediately after the entrance arch, 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 Vallabha Vinayagar, Maha Vishnu, Anjaneya, Lord Murugan with
his consorts Valli & Deivanai, Kala Bhairava and Suryan in the temple
premises.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 07.00 am to 11.00 am and
05.30 pm to 08.30 pm.
For brief details, please
refer below link;
https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2021/02/nagareeswarar-temple-kanchipuram-connectivity.html
