10°37′28″N 79°40′04″E / 10.624496°N 79.667664°E / 10.624496; 79.667664 Kaichinam Kaichineswarar Temple (கைச்சனம் கைச்சினேஸ்வரர் கோயில் ) is a Hindu temple located at Kachanam in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Kaichinam. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Kaichineswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Palvalai Nayaki.
Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.
References
- ta:கச்சனம் கைச்சின்னேசுவரர் கோயில்
- ^ "Kaichineswarar temple". Dinamalar. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Kaichina Natheswarar Temple, Tirukkaichinam
External links
- Kaichineswarar temple
- "Sri Kaichineswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Kaichina Natheswarar Temple, Tirukkaichinam". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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