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The '''KundalaKaraneshwarar temple''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: திருக்குரகாவல்)(குண்டலகரணேசுவரர் கோயில்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:திருக்குரக்கா குந்தளேசுவரர் கோயில்]]</ref> is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Thirukkurankaval  near [[Vaitheeswaran Koil]] in [[Mayiladuthurai taluk]] of [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is KundalaKaraneswarar, a form of the Hindu god [[Shiva]] and his consort [[Tripura Sundari|Bala Tripura Sundari]]. This place is also referred to as ThiruKurakkukka or Thiru KoranguKukka .<ref name="ayyar">{{cite book|title=South Indian shrines: illustrated|author=P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar|publisher=Madras Times Printing and Pub. Co.|year=1920|pages=355–359}}</ref>
The '''KundalaKaraneshwarar temple''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: திருக்குரகாவல்)(குண்டலகரணேசுவரர் கோயில்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:திருக்குரக்கா குந்தளேசுவரர் கோயில்]]</ref> is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Thirukkurankaval  near [[Vaitheeswaran Koil]] in [[Mayiladuthurai taluk]] of [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is KundalaKaraneswarar, a form of the Hindu god [[Shiva]] and his consort [[Tripura Sundari|Bala Tripura Sundari]]. This place is also referred to as ThiruKurakkukka or Thiru KoranguKukka .<ref name="ayyar">{{cite book|title=South Indian shrines: illustrated|author=P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar|publisher=Madras Times Printing and Pub. Co.|year=1920|pages=355–359}}</ref>


Kuntaleswarar temple is accessible by road from [[Vaitheeswaran Koil]], which is about 7&nbsp;km from the temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kuntaleswarar-Temple-44589.htm|title = Kuntaleswarar Temple in Kurakkukka India}}</ref> A tributary of Cauvery, Ganapathy Theertham, runs alongside this temple.  
Kuntaleswarar temple is accessible by road from [[Vaitheeswaran Koil]], which is about 7&nbsp;km from the temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kuntaleswarar-Temple-44589.htm|title = Kuntaleswarar Temple in Kurakkukka India}}</ref> A tributary of Cauvery, Ganapathy Theertham, runs alongside this temple.


Kuntaleswarar temple is considered to be the 28th in the series of the Tevara Padal Petra Stalams located in Chola Nadu, north of the river Kaveri.<ref>http://www.sgsgctrust.org</ref> This temple is located close to the Karuppariyalur temple, another Padal petra sthalam which shares the same legend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=220|title=Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple : Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple Details &#124; Kutram Poruttha Naathar- Thalaignaayiru &#124; Tamilnadu Temple &#124; குற்றம் பொறுத்த நாதர்}}</ref> Hanuman worshipped Shiva seeking pardon for the offence of having tried to uproot the Shivalingam at Rameswaram. Shiva (Aparadha Kshameswarar) is said to have blessed Hanuman at Karuppariyalur, and Hanuman is believed to have built a temple for Shiva at Kurakkukka nearby. Lord Hanuman is said to have offered his Kundalams (ear rings) to Lord Shiva here, hence goes the name of the deity, Kundalakaraneshwarar. It is said that even to this day, a pack of monkeys enter the sanctum in the summer months of Chittirai and Vaikasi making offerings of flowers or Blilva leaves to the deity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s099.html|title = Kurakkukka Kuntaleswarar -. Temple - Shivastalam}}</ref>
Kuntaleswarar temple is considered to be the 28th in the series of the Tevara Padal Petra Stalams located in Chola Nadu, north of the river Kaveri.<ref>http://www.sgsgctrust.org {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> This temple is located close to the Karuppariyalur temple, another Padal petra sthalam which shares the same legend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=220|title=Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple : Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple Details &#124; Kutram Poruttha Naathar- Thalaignaayiru &#124; Tamilnadu Temple &#124; குற்றம் பொறுத்த நாதர்}}</ref> Hanuman worshipped Shiva seeking pardon for the offence of having tried to uproot the Shivalingam at Rameswaram. Shiva (Aparadha Kshameswarar) is said to have blessed Hanuman at Karuppariyalur, and Hanuman is believed to have built a temple for Shiva at Kurakkukka nearby. Lord Hanuman is said to have offered his Kundalams (ear rings) to Lord Shiva here, hence goes the name of the deity, Kundalakaraneshwarar. It is said that even to this day, a pack of monkeys enter the sanctum in the summer months of Chittirai and Vaikasi making offerings of flowers or Blilva leaves to the deity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s099.html|title = Kurakkukka Kuntaleswarar -. Temple - Shivastalam}}</ref>


This is also one of the five Kaavus, though much less visited today: The other four are – Thirukkodikkaa in Thirukkodikaaval, Thirukkolakkaa (Osai Kodutta Nayaki temple, Sirkazhi), Thirunellikkaa (near Thiruvarur) and Thiruvaanaikkaa (Trichy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dharisanam.com/temples/sri-kodeeswarar-temple-at-thirukkodikkaval|title = Sri Kodeeswarar temple at Thirukkodikkaval}}</ref>
This is also one of the five Kaavus, though much less visited today: The other four are – Thirukkodikkaa in Thirukkodikaaval, Thirukkolakkaa (Osai Kodutta Nayaki temple, Sirkazhi), Thirunellikkaa (near Thiruvarur) and Thiruvaanaikkaa (Trichy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dharisanam.com/temples/sri-kodeeswarar-temple-at-thirukkodikkaval|title = Sri Kodeeswarar temple at Thirukkodikkaval}}</ref>

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Tirukkurakkaval KundalaKaraneshwarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThanjavur
DeityKundalaKaraneshwarar(Shiva) Bala Tripura Sundari
Location
LocationTirukurakkaval (near Vaitheeswaran Koil)Temple Location
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Coordinates11°13′N 79°39′E / 11.217°N 79.650°E / 11.217; 79.650
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
Website
http://www.sgsgctrust.org/index.html

The KundalaKaraneshwarar temple (Tamil: திருக்குரகாவல்)(குண்டலகரணேசுவரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Thirukkurankaval near Vaitheeswaran Koil in Mayiladuthurai taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is KundalaKaraneswarar, a form of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Bala Tripura Sundari. This place is also referred to as ThiruKurakkukka or Thiru KoranguKukka .[2]

Kuntaleswarar temple is accessible by road from Vaitheeswaran Koil, which is about 7 km from the temple.[3] A tributary of Cauvery, Ganapathy Theertham, runs alongside this temple.

Kuntaleswarar temple is considered to be the 28th in the series of the Tevara Padal Petra Stalams located in Chola Nadu, north of the river Kaveri.[4] This temple is located close to the Karuppariyalur temple, another Padal petra sthalam which shares the same legend.[5] Hanuman worshipped Shiva seeking pardon for the offence of having tried to uproot the Shivalingam at Rameswaram. Shiva (Aparadha Kshameswarar) is said to have blessed Hanuman at Karuppariyalur, and Hanuman is believed to have built a temple for Shiva at Kurakkukka nearby. Lord Hanuman is said to have offered his Kundalams (ear rings) to Lord Shiva here, hence goes the name of the deity, Kundalakaraneshwarar. It is said that even to this day, a pack of monkeys enter the sanctum in the summer months of Chittirai and Vaikasi making offerings of flowers or Blilva leaves to the deity.[6]

This is also one of the five Kaavus, though much less visited today: The other four are – Thirukkodikkaa in Thirukkodikaaval, Thirukkolakkaa (Osai Kodutta Nayaki temple, Sirkazhi), Thirunellikkaa (near Thiruvarur) and Thiruvaanaikkaa (Trichy).[7]

The temple has a shrine to Lord Kundalakaraneshwarar (Lord Shiva), his consort, the Ambal Kuntalalambika or Sri Elasowndari Ambal or Bala Tripura Sundari, and Lord Anjaneya. Lord Anjaneya's shrine faces that of Lord Shiva. It is one of the two places in the world (the other being Rameshwaram) where Lord Anjaneya, typically known as devotee of Lord Rama, is shown worshipping Lord Shiva. The temple also has a shrine to Lord Gajalakshmi, Lord Chandikeshwarar, Lord Dakshinamurthy, Goddess Durga and others.

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  1. ↑ ta:திருக்குரக்கா குந்தளேசுவரர் கோயில்
  2. ↑ P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar (1920). South Indian shrines: illustrated. Madras Times Printing and Pub. Co. pp. 355–359.
  3. ↑ "Kuntaleswarar Temple in Kurakkukka India".
  4. ↑ http://www.sgsgctrust.org [dead link]
  5. ↑ "Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple : Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple Details | Kutram Poruttha Naathar- Thalaignaayiru | Tamilnadu Temple | குற்றம் பொறுத்த நாதர்".
  6. ↑ "Kurakkukka Kuntaleswarar -. Temple - Shivastalam".
  7. ↑ "Sri Kodeeswarar temple at Thirukkodikkaval".

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