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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
'''Mokkaneesvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Kulayagoundanputhur in [[Coimbatore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref name="bmj">பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref>[https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=49 Mokaneeswarar Temple]</ref><ref name=dinamalar>[https://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=49 அருள்மிகு மொக்கணீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில், தினமலர் கோயில்கள்]</ref><ref>[http://templeservices.in/temple/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/ அருள்மிகு மொக்கணீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில், Temple Services]</ref>

==Vaippu Sthalam==
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Sundarar]].<ref name=dinamalar/><ref name="bmj"/>

==Presiding deity==
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Mokkaneesvarar. The Goddess is known as Meenakshi. The temple tree is [[Aegle marmelos|vilva]]. Karthigai, Somavaram and Sivaratri are the festivals of the temple. The temple is opened for worship from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon.<ref name=dinamalar/>

==Specialities==
Once two merchants to carry out their business. Of them one was a Shiva devotee.He used to do his daily routine work after worshipping Shiva. Another man who came with him made a trick and put some sand in a bag made him to think that it was a Linga. He told him that was the Linga and garlanded it. The devotee believed that it was Linga and started worshipping it. After completion of [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]], the man who made the form told him that it was a bag containing sand. But to their surprise it became real linga. The bag which contains grams is known as 'Mokkani'. So the presiding deity is known as Mokkaneesvarar.<ref name=dinamalar/>

==Structure==
The temple is having a small structure. The shrine of the goddess is facing south. In the front [[mandapa]] [[Manikkavacakar]] is found. To him [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] is held. Siva [[Surya]] is found nearby. In the temple campus a dilapidated temple [[mandapa]] is found. In it Manikkavacakar is found in [[Namaste|anjali mudra]] in sitting posture. Shrines of [[Chandeshvara Nayanar|Chandikesvarar]], [[Navagraha]] and [[Bhairava|Bairava]] are found. The Temple [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]] known as 'Muttha Vinayaka' or elder Vinayaka is also found.<ref name=dinamalar/> The temple which was sung by Sundarar was destroyed. Manikkavacakar in his [[Thiruvasagam]] refers to this place as "Mokkani Aruliya". On that basis the temple was rebuilt.<ref name=dinamalar/>

==Location==
The temple is located on the road side, next to Thanneerpanthalpalayam 6 km from Kuttakam, at a distance of 1 km from Sevur in [[Avinashi]]-[[Anthiyur]] road. Nothing is found near the temple. Avinashi-Puliyampatti buses ply through Kulayagoundanputhur. The [[Kumbhabhishekham]] of the temple took place on 6 February 1968.<ref name="bmj"/>

==References==
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{{Vaippu sthalam}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Coimbatore district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Coimbatore district]]

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