Arunachalesvarar Temple, Ammapettai

Arunachalesvarar Temple, Main entrance

Arunachalesvarar Temple is a Siva temple located at Ammapettai in Papanasam taluk, Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India, at a distance of 21 km east from Thanjavur.

Presiding deity

The presiding deity is Arunachalesvarar. The Goddess is known as Dharmasamvarthani. Though the main entrance is in the east, devotees prefer to come to the temple through the south entrance.

Structure

The temple has prakara, vimana of the presiding deity and goddess. In the mahamandapa, the bali pitham and an image of Nandi are found. In the left Nataraja sabha, shrines of goddess and Navagraha are found. In the right side of the shrine of the sanctum sanctorum shrine of Somaskanda and in the left shrine of Vikramakali are found. In the prakara shrines of Vinayaka, Muruga, Kasilingam, Gajalakshmi, Ramalingam, Chandikesvara, Durga, Sanisvara, Bhairava and Sivasurya are found. In the kosta, Vinayaka, Dakshinamurti, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are found.

Puja

Puja is held twice. The festivals of this temple include Pradosha, Sankadaharasaturtti, Teypirai Ashtami, Karthikai Somavaram, and Tiruvathirai.

Kumbhabhishekham

The Kumbhabhishekham of this temple was held on 15 September 2005.

External links

• நாரதர் உலா, சிதைவுபடும் சிவாலயம், சக்தி விகடன், 5 செப்டம்பர் 2019
• அம்மாப்பேட்டையில் ஞானசம்பந்தர் ஐக்கிய மூலத் திருநாள், தினமணி, 20 மே 2022
• திருஞானசம்பந்தர் ஐக்கிய ஜோதி உலா, தினத்தந்தி, 21 மே 2022
• Shaivam Org. Papanasam Taluk, Ammapettai Arunachaleshwarar Temple

Photogallery

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  Southern entrance
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  Facade of inner mandapa
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  Vimana of the presiding deity
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  Vimana of the goddess
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  Vimana of Somaskanda
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  Vimana of Nataraja