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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Hindu temple in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox temple<br />
| name = Nalladai Agneeswarar Temple<br />
| map_type = Tamil Nadu<br />
| map_caption = Agneeswarar Temple, Nalladai, [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.0138|N|79.7448|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]]<br />
| location = Nalladai <br />
| elevation_m = 17.58<br />
| deity = [[Shiva|Agneeswarar]] <br />
| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]]<br />
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
| temple_quantity = One<br />
| inscriptions = available<br />
}}<br />
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'''Agneeswarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] situated at Nalladai in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in [[India]]. It is dedicated to the god [[Shiva]] as Agneeswarar.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
This temple is located with the [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] of ({{coord|11.0138|N|79.7448|E}}) at Nalladai - 609306.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Anuradha Sharda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ubnEAAAQBAJ&q=nalladai%2520agneeswarar%2520temple&pg=PA37 |title=Nakshatras: The Blueprint to Your Personality and Destiny - Volume 1 |date=2023-12-06 |publisher=StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-81-19445-46-2 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Deities ==<br />
[[Shiva]] as Agneeswarar is the main deity. His consort goddess is called Sundaranayaki in this temple. The shrine of Shiva faces west. The shrine of the goddess faces south. These are specialities of this temple.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divinvite |url=https://www.divinvite.com/temple-service/star/nalladai-sriagneeswarar-bharani-star-homam |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=www.divinvite.com}}</ref><br />
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== Significance ==<br />
It is one of the [[List of Natchathara temples|Nakshathiram Temples]]. believed that people with birth star '[[Bharani]]' worship here in this temple to be rectified from the adverse effects of planets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agneeswarar Temple : Agneeswarar Temple Details |url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=1373 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=temple.dinamalar.com}}</ref><br />
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== Maintenance ==<br />
This temple is maintained under the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]], [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arulmigu Agneeswarar Temple, Nalladai - 609306, Mayiladuthurai District [TM018227], Barani Temple, Agneeswarar, Sundaranayaki |url=https://hrce.tn.gov.in/hrcehome/index_temple.php?tid=18227 |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=hrce.tn.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== Sub deities ==<br />
[[Vishnu]], [[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]], Kailasanathar, [[Dakshinamurti]], [[Bhuvaneshvari|Bhuvaneswari]], [[Chandeshvara Nayanar|Chandikeswarar]], [[Durga]], Dwara Vinayaka ([[Ganesha]]), Selva Vinayaka (another icon of Ganesha), [[Somaskanda]], [[Kartikeya|Balamurugan]], Kalyani, [[Surya]], [[Shani]], [[Virabhadra|Veerabhadra]] and [[Bhairava]] are the sub deities.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district]]<br />
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