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| name = Nanjundeswarar Temple
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
| location = [[Karamadai]]
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| deity = Nanjundeswarar([[Shiva]])
Ulaganayagi ([[Parvathi]])
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'''Nanjundeswarar Temple''' is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god [[Shiva]] in [[Karamadai]], a village in [[Coimbatore district]] in the South Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]], It is located 96 km from [[Erode]]. Constructed in the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]], the temple is believed to have been built during the 16th century CE. In this temple, Shiva is worshipped as Nanjundeswarar and his consort [[Parvathi]] as Ulaganayagi.

The temple is open from 6 am–12 pm and 4–8:30 pm on all days except during new moon days when it is open the full day. Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Shivaratri festival during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil]] month of ''Vaiakasi'' (May–June) and Annabishekam in ''Aippasi'' (October–November) being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].

==Legend and history==
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As per another legend, there was a fight between the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] and [[Asura]]s (demon) during the churning of [[Ocean of Milk]] for [[Amrita]], the ambrosia. Asuras were able to overpower Devas at one point of time and the Devas sought the rescue from [[Vishnu]]. Vishnu appeared as [[Mohini]] to lure the asuras and gave them empty pot. While churning the ocean of milk, there were a lot of divine elements like [[Kamadhenu]] that appeared. During one part of the churning, poisonous gases began to emanate and both the asuras and devas were seeking rescue from Shiva in his abode at [[Kailasa]]. Shiva appeared and drank the poison and while gulping the contents, Parvathi grabbed his throat and the poison remained in his throat. Since Shiva drank the poison (called ''Nanju''), he came to be referred as Nanjundeswarar.<ref name=M/>

While the exact history of the temple could not be ascertained, the copper plate inscriptions in the temple from 1479 indicate grant of village named Poosarpalaym to the Brahmins. The endowment was made by Iswara Deva Raja, the general of Krishnadeva Raya.<ref name=M/> In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=HRCE>{{cite web|title=Thirukoil - Temple list of Tamil Nadu|url=https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|publisher=Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu|page=507|access-date=29 August 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009010850/https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Architecture==
[[File:Nanjundeswarar temple karamadai4.JPG|250px|left|thumb|Designs in the walls around the sanctum]]
A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a five-tiered raja[[gopuram]], the gateway tower. The sanctum of the temple is believed to have been carved out in a single stone. The image of Nanjundeswarar in the form of [[Lingam]] is housed in the sanctum. It is made of granite and appears red in colour. The northern part of the temple houses the image of Ulaganayagi, the consort of Nanjundeswarar.<ref>{{cite book|title=Spiritual India Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djI5mL2qeocC&q=karamadai+temple&pg=PT428|page=429|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|year=2009|isbn=9788184950243|last=Knapp|first=Stephen}}</ref> The [[vimana (shrine)|vimana]], the shrine over the sanctum of Nanjundeswarar is similar to the ones in North Indian temples, with a spiral structure. The metal image of Chandrasekara is unique that the full image of [[Ganga]] is sculpted unlike the other temples where Shiva is sported with crescent alone. The shrine also houses the images of [[Vinayaka]], [[Murugan|Subramanya]], [[Veerabhadra]], Rishabandika, Palani Andavar, [[Mahishasuramardini]], [[Anjaneya]] and [[Nataraja]] on the walls. Shiva in one of the sculptures is portrayed as a hunter, while Parvathi as a dancer. The Vinayaka idol is sported with one of his legs bent, while image of [[Kali]] is sported with a dancing posture. There are sculptures depicting Machavallabha emerging out of fish, soldier armed with sword and a goat worshipping Shiva. There are also sculptures of live creatures like cow, goat, elephant, swan, fish, [[Serpent symbolism#Hindu mythology|snake]], [[yali (mythology)|yali]], horse, pig, tiger and bull. Similar to the [[Meenakshi Amman temple]], there are six {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} elephants guarding the sanctum of Nanjundeswarar. There are miniature sculptures of Rishabaruda, Balasubramanya, Kali, [[Brahma]] and Lakshmi Narayana on both sides of the elephants.<ref name=M>{{cite book|title=15 Vaishnava Temples of Tamil Nadu|last=M.|first=Rajagopalan|pages=114–5|publisher=Govindaswamy Printers|location=Chennai, India|year=1993}}</ref> The image of Subramanya is sported with twelve arms.<ref name=Saiva5>{{cite book|title=Saiva Encyclopaedia volume 5 - Temples in Tamil Nadu (Later period)|editor-last=Dr. R.|editor-first=Selvaganapathy|publisher=Saint Sekkizhaar Human Resource Development Charitable Trust|location=Chennai, India|year=2013|page=129}}</ref>

==Festival==
[[File:Nanjundeswarar temple karamadai7.JPG|200x200px|thumb|The shrine around the sanctum]]
The temple follows Saivite tradition. The temple priests perform the ''[[puja (Hinduism)|pooja]]'' (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. The temple is open from 6am - 12 pm and 4-8:30 pm on all days except during new moon days when it is open the full day.<ref name="dinamalar"/> The Ranganathaswamy temple is present in the same campus and the water for daily rituals is taken from the same tank for both the temples. During a yearly festival the festival image of [[Ranganatha]]r is brought to the Nanjundeswarar temple for an event called Ambu yerithal. The Shivaratri festival during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil]] month of ''Vaiakasi'' (May - June) and Annabishekam in ''Aippasi'' (October - November) being the most prominent.<ref name="dinamalar">{{cite web|title=Sri Nanjundeswarar temple|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=920|publisher=Dinamalar|access-date=31 May 2014|year=2014}}</ref> During the tenth day of [[Navratri]] festival, the festival image of Nanjundeswarar (a form of [[Shiva]]) and [[Ranganathaswamy temple, Karamadai]] (a form of [[Vishnu]]) are sported together fighting demons with bow and arrow. The union of Shiva and Vishnu in such a form is one of its kind in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=Saiva5/>

==References==
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