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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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'''Pasupatheesvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Lord Siva]] located in [[Pasupathikoil]] of [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]

== Location ==
This temple is situated at Pasupathikoil, at distance 14 km from Thanjavur in [[Thanjavur]]-[[Kumbakonam]] main road. This is the one of the seven sacred places of the Chakkarappalli Saptastana.<ref name=ns/>

==Saptamagai sthalam==
This temple is one of the seven shrines associated with ''[[Saptamartrikas]]'' (seven female deities in [[Shiva|Siva]] temple).<ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/religion/religion-news/2018/jun/14/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF---1-2939517.html கடம்பூர் விஜயன், சப்தமங்கைத் தலங்கள், பகுதி 1, அரியமங்கை, தினமணி, 16 சூன் 2018]</ref><ref>[http://kungumam.co.in/APArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=2673&id1=94&id2=0&issue=20150601 சப்தமாதர்களும் சக்தியின் அம்சங்களே, ஆன்மிகம்]</ref> Matrikas are the different forms [[Adi Parashakti]]. Matrikas are the personified powers of different [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]]. [[Brahmani]] emerged from [[Brahma]], [[Vaishnavi (Matrika goddess)|Vaishnavi]] from [[Vishnu]], [[Maheshvari]] from [[Shiva]], [[Sachi|Indrani]] from [[Indra]], [[Kaumari]] from [[Kartikeya|Skanda]], [[Varahi]] from [[Varaha]] and [[Chamunda]] from [[Devi]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leeming |first1=David |last2=Fee |first2= Christopher|date=2016 |title=The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjO6CwAAQBAJ&q=matrikas&pg=PT33 |publisher=Reaktion Books |isbn=9781780235387 }}</ref> and additionals are [[Narasimhi]], [[Vinayaki]]. This is one of the Saptamangai sthalams, seven sacred places devoted to Devi.<ref name=dinakaran>[http://www.dinakaran.com/Aanmeegam_Detail.asp?Nid=22478 சாதிக்க வைக்கும் சப்த மங்கை தலங்கள்!, தினகரன், 12 அக்டோபர் 2018]</ref> They are also called as Saptastanam of Chakkarappalli.<ref name=ns>Ayyampet N.Selvaraj, Study on the Saptastanam (Seven Sacred Places) of Chakkarappalli in Thanjavur District, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, New Delhi, May 2011</ref> They are:
* [[Chakravageswarar Temple|Chakkarappalli]]
* [[Harimukteesvarar Temple, Ariyamangai|Ariyamangai]]
* [[Kiruthivakesvarar Temple, Sulamangalam|Sulamangalam]]
* [[Jambukesvarar Temple, Nallichery|Nallichery]]
* Pasupathikovil
* [[Chandramouleesvarar Temple, Thazhamangai|Thazhamangai]]
* [[Tirupullamangai|Pullamangai]]

==Presiding deity==
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]] is represented by the ''[[lingam]]'' known as Pasupatheesvarar. The Goddess is known as Palvalanayaki. The shrine of the presiding deity has mahamandapa, arthamandapa, anthrala and the garbhagriha. In the east, facing west Kasi Visvanatha linga, [[Karthikeya|Subramania]], [[Chandra]] and [[Surya]] are found. In between Chandra and Surya a window is found. At the east of the window a path is found for walking. Along with it a small [[gopura]], in a different style is found. It is presumed that there might have been a gopura earlier and might have been destroyed. In due course it might have been built.<ref name=ns/> As [[Varaha]] saved the earth from the asura, Kali in order to save from [[asura]]s, as [[Varahi]] appeared and worshipped the presiding deity. [[Kamadhenu]] did penance in this place. So many places were identified by cows. This is one such sacred place. The presiding deity was worshipped by the cow and so the Goddess was known as Palvalanayaki. While Anavidyanatha Sharma along with his wife came and worshipped here, she also blessed them.<ref name=dinakaran/>

==Temple structure==
This temple was first built by [[Kochchenganan]].<ref name=dinakaran/> The temple is situated in the north east of the village. The entrance is facing east. It has three tier raja[[gopura]], the biggest in these seven temples. On either side of the entrance sculptures of [[Thanjavur Nayak kingdom|Thanjavur Nayak]] style are found. After crossing over the 7 m x 10 m entrance of the gopura, one can enter into the temple premises. It has two structures one for presiding deity and another for the consort. This temple has one big outer [[prakara]]. A bali pita and rishaba are found in the outer prakara. In the prakara, vilva tree, shrines of [[Dakshinamurthy]], Jestadevi, [[Nāga|Naga]]valli, temple well, [[Shani|Sanisvara]] and [[Bhairava]] are found. In the north west of the outer prakara two shrines are found. In one shrine [[Nāga|naga]] devata is set up. Next to this shrine, [[Gajalakshmi]] shrine is found. Through the steps found in southern side, the shrine of the presiding deity could be reached. The shrine is 5 m above the ground floor. Upper floor has two sections. In this floor shrines of Uchista [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]], presiding deity and Goddess are found. The main shrines are found on the upper floor, at a height of 3 m. After going through the steps Ganesha shrine could be reached.<ref name=ns/>

==References==
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==Photogallery==
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