Iconic Temple   37. Thirukoteeswarar Temple
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37. Thirukoteeswarar Temple
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Praises of the temple have been sung by the Saivite saints Appar and Sambandar. The temple was also visited by the saint Bhaskararaya of Bhaskararajapuram. The temple has separate shrines for Vinayaga, Muruga, Gajalakshmi, Saptha Kanniyar, Bhairavar, Surya, Chandra, Sani, Durvasa and Nataraja.
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Thirukoteeswarar , Vadivambigai

Thirukoteeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirukodikaval in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.


The earliest inscriptions in the temple date from 750 AD and belong to the reign of the Pallava king Nandivarman. The present structure is believed to have been constructed by Sembiyan Mahadevi, the mother of Uttama Chola in 979.

An inscription from the period of Gandaraditya I indicates a gift of 8 ma of land to the temple by Masenan Madan of Sirukattur to supply five pots of water everyday from the river Kaveri by the servants.


Praises of the temple have been sung by the Saivite saints Appar and Sambandar. The temple was also visited by the saint Bhaskararaya of Bhaskararajapuram.

The temple has separate shrines for Vinayaga, Muruga, Gajalakshmi, Saptha Kanniyar, Bhairavar, Surya, Chandra, Sani, Durvasa and Nataraja.The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern

 

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Friday 8AM–12PM, 4–8PM
Saturday 4–8PM
Sunday 8AM–12PM, 4–8PM
Monday 8AM–12PM, 4PM–12AM
Tuesday 8AM–12PM, 4–8PM
Wednesday 8AM–12PM, 4–8PM
Thursday 8AM–12PM, 4–8PM

 

 

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Contact

 

Thiruvidaimaruthur Taluk, Thanjavur District, Thirukodikaval, Tamil Nadu 609802, India

94866 70043

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