Tiruvooral (திருவுரல்)
Primary Deity: Jalanatheswara (ஜலனதெஸ்வர, திருவுரல் மஹடெவ, , கன்க்ஹதர)
also known as Tiruvooral Mahadeva, Ganghadhara Consorts: Girija Kanyaka (கிரிஜ கன்யக)
Travel base, Address references
Located at: Takkolam
Near: Arakkonam
Travelbase: Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Legends and Notes
– Gangadhara is housed in a small temple where a Nandi regulates the flow of a natural spring
– Jalanatheswara is the presiding deity of the bigger temple, and is a sand swayambu lingam
– The Shivalingam is said to have been made by Parvati
– Legend has it that Shiva appeared here in answers to prayers by Bhrama Vishnu and Samvarta Muni, brother of Brihaspati
– This shrine is believed to be the Yaga Kundam of Daksha
Other Information
Significance:
This temple is considered to be Siva Sthalam
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