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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Shiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox temple<br />
| name = Akasapureeswarar Temple<br />
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| map_type = Tamil Nadu<br />
| map_caption = Akasapureeswarar Temple, Kaduveli, [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.880073|N|79.067284|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]<br />
| location = Kaduveli <br />
| elevation_m = 69.62<br />
| deity = [[Shiva|Akasapureeswarar]]<br />
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]],<br />[[Navaratri]],<br />Annabhisekam,<br />[[Panguni Uthiram]],<br />[[Thaipusam]]<br />
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
| temple_quantity = One<br />
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| year_completed = 2,000 years ago <br />
| creator = Chollha king <br />
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'''Akasapureeswarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple|Shiva temple]] at Kaduveli in [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divinvite |url=https://www.divinvite.com/temple-epuja-service/star/kaduveli-akasapureeswarar-pooradam-star-spl-puja |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=www.divinvite.com}}</ref> The main deity in this temple is [[Shiva|Akasapureeswarar]] and the goddess is Mangalambiga.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
This temple is located with the [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] of ({{coord|10.880073|N|79.067284|E}}) near [[Thiruvaiyaru]].<ref>{{Cite book |author=S. PRAKASH |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exo5EAAAQBAJ&q=Akasapureeswarar%2520Temple&pg=PT402 |title=Unlock Purva Punya and Paap from the Stories of 27 Nakshatras: Curses through Medical Astrology |date=20 July 2021 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-63957-558-9 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Significance ==<br />
This place where the temple is built, was the birthplace of a Siddhar viz., Kaduveli Siddhar. The temple was constructed 2,000 years ago by a Chollha king and he named this temple after the name of the above-mentioned Siddhar.<ref>{{Cite web |author=lightuptemple |date=21 December 2020 |title=Sri Akashapureeswarar Temple- Pooradam Nakshatra |url=https://lightuptemples.com/en/sri-akashapureeswarar-temple-pooradam-nakshatra/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=lightuptemples |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Festivals ==<br />
[[Maha Shivaratri]], [[Navaratri]], Annabhisekam, [[Panguni Uthiram]] and [[Thaipusam]] are the important festivals celebrated in this temple.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akashapureeswarar Temple : Akashapureeswarar Temple Details |url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=1391 |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=temple.dinamalar.com}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Thanjavur district]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Thanjavur district]]</div>Svetlmat