Sri Angirasa Eswarar Temple / Angirasa Eeswaram, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu,

The list of Shiva temples in and around Kanchipuram with links to Google Photos, Location links on Google Maps, and Location QR Codes are posted already in this blog.  

Maha Shivaratri 2020 – Kanchipuram  Shiva Temples  Visit- 12

21^st February 2020.

The visit to this Sri Angirasa Eeswaram was a part of the 2020 Maha Shivaratri Temples Visit, on 21st February 2020. This temple is on Santhaleeswarar Koil Street about 50 meters off from Vegavathi River Road after Pachaiyappa's Women College.  This is one of the Saptasthana temples, installed and worshiped by Sage Angirasa. 18^th Century Muni, Sri Sivagnana Swamigal has mentioned Sage Angirasa in his Kanchi Puranam. 

சாத்திரம் வல்ல வியாதைன யாண்டருள் சார்ந்தாரைக்

காத்த பிரான்திறம் இங்கிது கட்டுரை செய்தேமால்

ஏத்தரு மஞ்சள் நதிப்புடை யேழ்முனி வோரெந்தாய்

சேர்த்தென வேத்திய வேழிட மேய வளங்சொல்வாம்

அத்திரி குச்சன் வசிட்டன் அருட்பிரு குப்பாசங்

கைத்துயர் கௌதமர் காசிப ரோடங்கி ராவென்றேழ்

மெய்த்தவ ரும்பனிசூழிம யக்கிரி மேல்முன்னாள்

உத்தம மான வருந்தவ மாற்ற லுருங்காலை

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சிவலிங்கப் பதிட்டை செய்தல் எவற்றுளுஞ் சிறந்த தாகும்

சிவபத்தர் பதிட்டை தானும் அன்னேத இவைதாம் செல்வச்

சிவனமர் தலங்கள் தம்மிற் செய்பயன் கோடி மேலாம்

சிவநிறை காஞ்சி வைப்பிற் செய்திடின் அனந்த கோடி.

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Moolavar : Sri Angirasa Eeswarar

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

This is a very very simple temple only with sanctum sanctorum with Shiva Lingam in the sanctum. The moolavar is of 16 flat faces Dhara Lingam. During the 90s, the Shiva Linga was kept in a shed like a shrine. This temple with a Vesara vimana was constructed in recent years.

LEGEND

The Sapta rishis Athiri, Kuchesa, Vashistar, Bhrigu, Kashyapa, Gauthama, and Angirasa were doing penance on Brahma at Kailash. Brahma appeared before them and asked, what they wanted. The rishis said that want Mukthi. He gave his divine advice with a great emphasis on the greatness of Lord Shiva and Kanchi. He told that a good deed like Charities or worship done at Kanchi only can give them to attain Mukthi. All the seven Rishis came to Kanchi took baths in Sivaganga and established small temples with Shiva Linga and worshiped. These 7 temples are called Saptasthana temples and are called by the Rishi’s names.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept open between 08.00 hrs to 10.30 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is about 200 meters from Pachaiyappas Women's College on Santhaligeeshwarar Koil Street and  about 500 meters off from Kanchipuram to Chengalpattu main road.          

The temple is about 3.0 KM from Kanchipuram Bus Stand, 4.5 Km from Kanchipuram Railway station, 38.0 KM from Arakkonam, and 72 KM from Chennai.

Nearest Railway Station is Kanchipuram and Railway Junction is Arakkonam.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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