Alanduraiappar Temple, Nallatthukkudi
Alanduraiappar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Nallathukudi in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2][3]
About
This temple is one of the shrines of the
History
Other names for the temple in the past may include "Nallakkudi," "Kuyiladuthurai," and "Kuyiladunthurai." According to historian R. P. Sethu Pillai, it was called "Kuyiladuthurai" and "Kuyilalanthurai". U. V. Swaminatha Iyer instead identifies the name "Kuyilanthurai" as referring to the temple "Karunguyilnathampettai",[1] north of Dharmapuram. The Kumbhabhishekham of the temple was held on 8 June 1970.[1]
Presiding deity
The presiding deity in the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum), represented by the lingam, is known as Alanduraiappar. The goddesses of the temple are Kuyiladu Nayaki and Kuyilanda Nayaki.[2] While in Mayiladuthurai and Mylapore, where the goddess worshipped the presiding deity in peacock form, at this temple, she worshipped Shiva in the form of a koel, and therefore she is known as Kuyiladu Nayaki and Kuyilanda Nayaki.
Origins
The presiding deity was worshipped by Surya. Surya Pushkarani is the temple tirtha. It is believed that those who take a holy bath in the tirtha (holy water) will rid themselves of long-term diseases.[2]
Structure
The temple has no
Location
The temple is located at Nallathukudi, at a distance of 2 km from Mayiladuthurai on the Mayiladuthurai - Nedumaruthur road. The temple is accessible by the Mayiladuthurai - Kodandudi bus route.
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