Jambukeswarar Temple

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Jambukeswarar Temple is a renowned ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, representing the element of water, located in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Shiva temple
architectureStyle Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED
associatedSect Shaivism
associatedWith Kaveri River NERFINISHED
associatedWithElement water
builtBy Early Cholas NERFINISHED
consortDeityForm Parvati as Akhilandeswari NERFINISHED
country India
dedicatedTo Shiva NERFINISHED
enclosedBy massive granite walls
hasAlternativeName Thiruvanaikaval Temple NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeSpelling Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval NERFINISHED
hasDailyRituals six kala puja
hasDeity Akhilandeswari NERFINISHED
Jambukeswarar NERFINISHED
hasFestival Aadi Pooram NERFINISHED
Navaratri NERFINISHED
Panguni Brahmotsavam NERFINISHED
hasGopuram Raja gopuram
hasLingamType Appu lingam NERFINISHED
hasMandapa Thousand-pillared hall NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfPrakaras 5
hasSacredTank Amritatirtham NERFINISHED
Panchatirtham NERFINISHED
hasSacredTree Jambu tree
hasShrine Akhilandeswari shrine NERFINISHED
Jambukeswarar sanctum
hasVahana Nandi NERFINISHED
legendAssociatedWith Parvati performing penance
sage Jambu NERFINISHED
locatedIn India
Tamil Nadu
Thiruvanaikaval NERFINISHED
Tiruchirappalli district NERFINISHED
locatedNear Tiruchirappalli NERFINISHED
managedBy Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
nearbyTemple Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam NERFINISHED
Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort NERFINISHED
partOf Pancha Bhoota Stalas NERFINISHED
pilgrimageImportance major Shaivite pilgrimage center
primaryDeityForm Shiva as Jambukeswarar NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
representsElement water
sanctumFeature natural spring under the lingam
state Tamil Nadu
waterSymbolism Appu (water) among Pancha Bhootas
worshipTradition Saivism

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Thiruvanaikaval famousFor Jambukeswarar Temple
Thiruvanaikaval hasMajorTemple Jambukeswarar Temple
this entity surface form: Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple