History and tradition
- Period
- Present structure completed Unknown.
- Architecture
- Dravidian architecture
Theertham
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Shaiva temple
Aappudaiyaar Kovil
மதுரை
Aappudaiyaar Kovil, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
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Overview
Shiva as Thiruvaapputaiyaar
Consort குரவங்கமழ் குழலம்மை
lingam
Shaiva temple
One day a wedge, or 'aappu', is said to have miraculously transformed into a shivalingam to allow the Pandya King Solandhagan to cross the flooded Vaigai River to reach the Meenakshi Amman Temple (the principal temple in Madurai); it is from this event that the Thiru Aappanoor temple takes its name. On another occasion, Shiva is also believed to have miraculously caused the sand of the river here to turn into rice during a famine.
Worship
Festivals
- Maha Shivaratri
Visit information
Sources
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