Sri Nagareeswarar Temple / நகரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

25^th December 2017

On 24^th December 2017, I visited Kanchipuram for personal work, and my Cousin's brother’s son took me to three Shiva temples. These temples may not be popular & Heritage temples of Kanchipuram. This Sri Nagareeswarar temple is on Vallal Pachaiyappan  Street, Ennaikaran, on the way to the Bus stand from the Collectorate office.

Moolavar: Sri Nagareeswarar

Some of the important features of this temple are...

The temple faces east with an entrance arch on the east side. Balipeedam and Rishabam are immediately after the entrance in a meta-colour sheet shed. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Thirumal, Brahma, and Durgai.

In the praharam, Anjaneyar, Vallabha Ganapati, Valli Devasena Arumugar, Chandikeswarar, Kala Bhairavar, Mahavishnu, and Suryan.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of the Sanctum Sanctorum, antarala, and ardha mandapam. The temple was built with brick and seems to be a later-period construction. A two-tier nagara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum.

 Maha Vishnu

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The Gurukkal claims that this temple belongs to the Chozha period, and to prove the same, there is no evidence in the form of inscriptions available at the temple. But the kosta murtis belong to the Chozha Period. 

LEGEND
As per the legend, Moolavar was installed by Indran, and this is a pava (sin) Vimochana Sthalam. Lord Shiva is responsible for the creation of this City / Nagar Kanchipuram, and hence is called Nagareeswarar.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs, and from 17.30 hrs to 20.30 Hrs

HOW TO REACH:

Just 2 km from the Kanchipuram bus terminus and on the way to the Bus Terminus to the Collectorate office.

Share autos are available from the Bus terminus.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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