Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval

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Jambukeswarar Temple in Thiruvanaikaval is a major ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, representing the element of water, and is renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Pancha Bhoota Stala
Shiva temple
associatedWithElement Neer (water)
associatedWithMyth elephant and spider worship legend
worship by Parvati as a yogini
associatedWithRiver Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
belongsToSect Shaiva Siddhanta
surface form: Saiva Siddhanta tradition
builtInPeriod early Chola period
dedicatedToDeity Shiva
enclosedBy massive concentric walls
etymologyDerivedFrom Jambu tree and Eshwara
expandedInCentury 13th century
facesDirection west
governedBy Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department
surface form: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu
hasArchitecturalStyle Dravidian temple architecture
surface form: Dravidian architecture
hasConsortDeity Rajrajeshwari
surface form: Akhilandeswari
hasFeature self-manifested lingam
water spring beneath sanctum
hasGoddessShrineOrientation east-facing Akhilandeswari shrine
hasGopuram tall rajagopuram
hasImportantShrine Akhilandeswari shrine
Navagraha Temple
surface form: Navagraha shrine

Subramanya shrine
Vinayaka shrine
hasLingamType Appu lingam
hasNumberOfPrakaras 5
hasPrimaryDeityForm Jambukeswarar
hasRitual midday puja performed as if by Parvati to Shiva
hasSacredTank temple tank representing water element
hasTempleTree Jambu tree
historicalPatronageBy Chola dynasty
Madurai Nayak dynasty
surface form: Nayak rulers of Madurai

Pandya dynasty
surface form: Pandya rulers
importantFor pilgrimage in Tamil Nadu
locatedIn Thiruvanaikaval
locatedInCountry India
locatedInDistrict Tiruchirappalli district
locatedInState Tamil Nadu
locatedNear Tiruchirappalli
majorFestival Aadi Pooram for Akhilandeswari
Maha Shivaratri
surface form: Mahashivaratri

Panguni Uttiram
surface form: Panguni Brahmotsavam
nearbyLandmark Srirangam
nearbyTemple Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
surface form: Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
partOfGroup Pancha Bhoota Stalas
partOfTradition Shaivism
representsElement water

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Trichinopoly hasLandmark Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval
Tiruchirappalli hasLandmark Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval
Tiruchirappalli district hasMajorTemple Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval