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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Hindu temple in Anthiyur, Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Sri Gurunatha Swamy temple<br />
| image = Sri Gurunatha Swamy.JPG<br />
| caption = Sri Gurunatha Swamy<br />
<!-- RELIGION --><br />
| deity = {{hlist |[[Murugan]] |[[Shiva]] |[[Vishnu]] |[[Kamakshi]]}}<br />
<!-- LOCATION --><br />
| location = [[Anthiyur]]<br />
| district = [[Erode]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.59584|77.58775|format=dms|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sri Gurunatha Swamy temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in Pudupalayam, [[Anthiyur]] in [[Erode district]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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== Mythology ==<br />
About 600 years ago, people worshipped three stones in Pichavaram near [[Chidambaram]]. Due to threats from the local ruler, the people threw the stones in the nearby river, and escaped from the village. These stones were later found in Pudupalayam near [[Anthiyur]], and a temple was later built with the help of the [[Pandyas]]. The three stones represent different deities, identified with [[Kamakshi]], [[Vishnu]], and [[Shiva]] and [[Murugan]] combined as Gurunathaswami.<ref name="DM">{{cite web|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=1519|title=Gurunatha Swami Temple |work=[[Dinamalar]] |access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Festival ==<br />
The annual temple festival is held during the [[Tamil calendar]] month of [[Aadi (month)|Aadi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/four-day-gurunathaswamy-temple-festival-begins-in-anthiyur-in-erode/article69928156.ece|title=Four-day Gurunathaswamy temple festival begins in Anthiyur in Erode|date=13 August 2025|access-date=1 January 2026|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The "Kulukkai box", a large box located at the centre of the temple's main [[prakara]] is opened only during the festival. The box is used to store various [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] materials, and are inhabited by snakes, and the locals worship it to protect their properties from harmful creatures.<ref name="DM"/> A cattle fair is held during the festival which draws hundreds of horses and other domesticated animals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/gurunathaswamy-temple-festival-begins-in-anthiyur/article67175600.ece|title=Experience the Annual Festival of Arulmigu Gurunathaswamy Temple in Erode, Tamil Nadu|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 August 2023|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 August 2024 |title=Horse and Cattle Fair Draws Huge Crowd At Anthiyur |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/horse-and-cattle-fair-draws-huge-crowd-at-anthiyur/article68500639.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://gurunathaswamy.co.in Shri Gurunatha Swamy]<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Erode district]]<br />
[[Category:Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu]]</div>LayneMatos1