Thirukoteeswarar Temple

Thirukoteeswarar Temple
Thirukoteeswarar Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Thanjavur
Deity	Thirukoteeswarar (Shiva) Vadivambigai (Parvathi)
Features	Temple tank: Sringa Theertham, Cauvery; Temple tree: Pirambu;
Location
Location	Thirukodikaval
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	11°2′58.28″N 79°30′46.11″E / 11.0495222°N 79.5128083°E
Architecture
Type	Chola art and architecture

Thirukoteeswarar Temple (திருக்கோடீசுவரர் கோயில்) ^[1] is a Hindu temple located at Thirukodikaval in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.

History[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]

Significance[edit]

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.^[3] The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern banks of River Kaveri.^[4]