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'''Sundaresvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Vadiveesvaram in [[Nagercoil]] in [[Kanyakumari]] district, [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref name="bmj">பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/412/theeveechuram-sundareswarar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, தேவீச்சுரம் - (வடிவீஸ்வரம்) Theveechuram - (Vadiveeswaram), 6-7-5]</ref><ref name=shiva>[https://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=1008777 நாகர்கோவில் வடிவீஸ்வரம் அழகம்மன் கும்பாபிஷேக மலர், தினமலர், 28 சூன் 2014]</ref><br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Appar]]. This place is also known as Narkundram. As Devi, the Goddess, worshipped here, this place is known as Deveesvaram.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Sundaresvarar. The Goddess is known as Alagesvari.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==Specialities==<br />
In old texts the name of the presiding deity is mentioned as Deveesvarar. On the [[Dwajasthambam]] rasis along with [[Navagraha]] are found. The front mandapa has the Kerala type roof. In the inscriptions there are references about the grants given to the temple.<ref name=shaivam/> Vadivu means beautiful. The place name got Vadiveesvaram combining the name of the Lord, Esvaran. Likewise the Goddess is also known as Vadiveesvari.The temple is found on the right side of Pazhaiyar river. Locals call the goddess as beautiful goddess, known as Alagamman. As in Madurai, Goddess get prominent place here. [[Sambandar]] praises the deity as Alagan, the beautiful Lord.<ref name=shiva/><br />
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==Structure==<br />
The temple is facing east. Very near to the temple, tank is found. In front of the presiding deity [[Nandi (bull)|nandhi]] is found. In the south [[prakara]] [[Appar]], [[Sambandar]], [[Sundarar]], [[Manickavasagar]], Seraman Perumal, Meikandar, Chandresvarar, [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]] and [[Kartikeya|Subramania]] are found. In the south west corner Vinayaka and Subramania are found. Next to them [[Vishnu]], Nagaraja and Kasi Visvanathar are seen. [[Chandra]] and [[Surya]] are found facing the presiding deity. In the inner prakara, in the south west, Vinayaka is found.<ref name=shiva/><br />
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==Location==<br />
The temple is located at Nagercoil, in a street very near to the bus stand.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==References==<br />
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