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'''Airavateswarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Maruthuvakudi]] near [[Maruthuvakudi|Aduthurai]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="bmj"> பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009 </ref><br />
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==Legend==<br />
[[Indra]], the god-king of Heaven, and his white elephant [[Airavata]] were cursed by Sage [[Durvasa]] for throwing a garland given to them by the god [[Brahma]]. Indra lost his Kingdom and Airavata turned black. Indra worshipped the god [[Shiva]] here and was eventually released from the curse. It is also the place where Shiva slew the demon Marutthuvasura, from which the name of the village originated from.<br />
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==Deities==<br />
The presiding deity is known as Airavateswarar. His consort is known as Abirami.<ref name="bmj"/> The [[lingam]] icon of Shiva is said to be made of white clay and was not sculpted by man but formed spontaneously ([[syavambhu]]). The stone image of [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] faces the Shiva, and is located slightly away from its original position. It is named Baana Nandi and looks pored on its surface. It is believed the Nandi was injured with Maruthuvasura's arrows and protected his master Shiva. Besides Shiva, his consort, the goddess [[Parvati]] as Abirami Amman worshipped here. In addition to the famous [[Thirukkadaiyur]] temple of the goddess, there are five temples dedicated to her. Shiva's son, [[Ganesha]], called "Viruchika Vinayagar" (who has a trunk resembling Virchika-Scorpion) is worshipped. He is believed to be able to heal poisonous insect bites of those who worship him. Shiva's other son [[Murugan]] is worshipped with his consorts.<br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam|Vaippu Sthalams]] sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Appar]].<ref name="bmj"/> <br />
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==Architecture==<br />
The temple was constructed from bricks and stone. It is built with [[Dravidian architecture]] in the [[Chola]] style. The [[Gopuram]] is six stories high. It was said to be built during the reign of the Chola queen [[Sembiyan Mahadevi]], which is attested by some stone carvings at the temple. The temple was ruined then restored. The "Kumbabhishekam" (consecretion ceremony) of this temple recently took place on 31 August 2006. This Kumbabishekam was performed at this temple after 200 years.<br />
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==Nearby landmark==<br />
The famous [[Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute]] is located beside the temple is one of the landmark.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Photogallery==<br />
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File:Abirami Amman.JPG|Goddess Abirami Amman<br />
File:Airavateswarar.JPG|Shiva<br />
File:Vinayaka Lord Ganesha.JPG|Ganesha<br />
File:Lord Murugan Idol.JPG|Murugan<br />
File:Koil premises IMG 1253.JPG|Temple premises<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Thanjavur district]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Thanjavur district]]</div>>BuffaloBob