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| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Madurai]]<br />
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| deity = Sokkanathar<br />
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'''Thiru Aappanoor''' is a smaller temple lying in the shadow of the [[Meenakshi Amman Temple]] in the holy city of [[Madurai]], [[India]]. The [[Pandyan Dynasty|Pandya Kings]] and the Royal [[Sethupathi]] kings made many contributions to this temple. It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]].<br />
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==Legend==<br />
[[File:Tiruvapudayar.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Temple entrance]] One day a wedge, or 'aappu', is said to have miraculously transformed into a [[shivalingam]] to allow the Pandya King [[Solandhagan]] to cross the flooded [[Vaigai River]] to reach the Meenakshi Amman Temple, and it is from this event that the Thiru Aappanoor temple takes its name. On another occasion, [[Shiva]] is also believed to have miraculously caused the sand of the river here to turn into rice during a famine.<br />
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==Temple structure==<br />
The Pandya kings were the first to begin building the temple, which was further expanded by the [[Madurai Nayak|Nayak]] kings. The shrine of the presiding deity, Lord [[Shiva]] faces east. A shrine to [[Murugan|Subrahmanyar]] is situated between the shrines of Shiva and [[Parvati|Ambal]]. Thus, the temple is said to be of the [[Somaskanda]] type. The Lord [[Hanuman]] is found on a pillar, and there is a [[ficus|fig]] tree (''Ficus religiosa'') in between the two shrines, with a [[vinayagar]] statue beneath it. This tree is considered to be a Shtala Virutcham or temple tree.<br />
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[[Sambandar]] composed the [[Tevaram]] Pathigam on Thiru Aappanoor.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
[[Bhrammotsavam]] is celebrated at Thiru Aappanoor for the [[Tamil month]] of Maasi. [[Navaratri]] is also celebrated at the temple. On the day of [[Panguni Uththiram]], images of [[Meenakshi]] and [[Shiva|Sundareswarar]] are brought to Thiru Aappanoor from the Meenakshi Amman temple across the river, and return on [[Rishabha Vaahanam]]. The festival idols at the temple are made of silver, and are taken in procession during the bimonthly [[Pradosham]] festival.<br />
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==Transport links==<br />
Thiru Aappanoor is located in [[Sellur]], part of Madurai city in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Town bus services run from Madurai [[Erode district|Periyar]] bus stand, and the [[Simmakkal]] bus stop is also close by on the other side of the river.<br />
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==References==<br />
[http://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.php?koil_idField=19 thevaaram.org]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s020.html<br />
* http://www.shivatemples.com/pnaadu/pn02.html<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Madurai district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Madurai]]<br />
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