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[[File: Senganur Satyagireeswar Temple.JPG |200x200px|right|The entrance of the temple|thumb]]
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'''Sathyagireeswarar Temple''' (சத்தியகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், செங்கனூர்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:சேங்கனூர் சத்தியகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்]]</ref>  is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Senganur in the [[Thiruvidaimarudur taluk]] of [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The historical name of the place is Seignalur.<ref>[http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=380  Satyagireeswar Temple], [[Dinamalar]]</ref>
'''Sathyagireeswarar Temple''' ({{Lang-ta|சத்தியகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், செங்கனூர்}})<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:சேங்கனூர் சத்தியகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்]]</ref>  is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Senganur in the [[Thiruvidaimarudur taluk]] of [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The historical name of the place is Seignalur.<ref>[http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=380  Satyagireeswar Temple], [[Dinamalar]]</ref>


== Location ==
== Location ==
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Consort: Saki Devi
Consort: Saki Devi


According to Hindu legend, [[Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur|Mahalingaswamy at Thiruvidaimarudur]] is the centre of all Shiva temples in the region and the ''Saptha Vigraha moorthis'' (seven prime consorts in all [[Shiva]] temples) are located at seven cardinal points around the temple, located in various parts of the state.<ref name="tourist">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGxbJqdEQrwC&pg=PA71|last=Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu |title=Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu|year=2007|publisher=T. Krishna Press |location=Chennai |isbn=81-7478-177-3|ref=tourist|page=53}}</ref><ref name=Om34>{{cite journal|title=Jyothirmaya Mahalingam|last=Narayanaswami|journal=Om Sakthi|language=Tamil|publisher=Om Sakthi Publications|date=April 1987|location=Coimbatore|ref=Om|page=34-5}}</ref> The seven deities are [[Nataraja]] in [[Chidambaram Nataraja Temple]] at [[Chidambaram]], Satyagireeswarar_Temple, Senganur also known as Chandikeswarar temple at Tirucheingalur, [[Vinayagar]] in [[Thiruvalanjuli Kabardeeshwarar Temple (Vellai Vinayagar Temple)|Vellai Vinayagar Temple]] at [[Thiruvalanchuzhi]], [[Muruga]] in [[Swamimalai Murugan Temple]] at [[Swamimalai]], [[Bhairava]] in [[Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi|Sattainathar Temple]] at [[Sirkali]], [[Navagraha]] in [[Suryanar Kovil|Sooriyanar Temple]] at [[Suryanar Kovil]] and [[Dakshinamoorthy]] in [[Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi]] at [[Alangudi, Valaingaman taluk, Thiruvarur]].<ref name=Om34/>
According to Hindu legend, [[Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur|Mahalingaswamy at Thiruvidaimarudur]] is the centre of all Shiva temples in the region and the ''Saptha Vigraha moorthis'' (seven prime consorts in all [[Shiva]] temples) are located at seven cardinal points around the temple, located in various parts of the state.<ref name="tourist">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGxbJqdEQrwC&pg=PA71|last=Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu |title=Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu|year=2007|publisher=T. Krishna Press |location=Chennai |isbn=978-81-7478-177-2|ref=tourist|page=53}}</ref><ref name=Om34>{{cite journal|title=Jyothirmaya Mahalingam|last=Narayanaswami|journal=Om Sakthi|language=Tamil|publisher=Om Sakthi Publications|date=April 1987|location=Coimbatore|ref=Om|page=34-5}}</ref> The seven deities are [[Nataraja]] in [[Chidambaram Nataraja Temple]] at [[Chidambaram]], Satyagireeswarar_Temple, Senganur also known as Chandikeswarar temple at Tirucheingalur, [[Vinayagar]] in [[Thiruvalanjuli Kabardeeshwarar Temple (Vellai Vinayagar Temple)|Vellai Vinayagar Temple]] at [[Thiruvalanchuzhi]], [[Muruga]] in [[Swamimalai Murugan Temple]] at [[Swamimalai]], [[Bhairava]] in [[Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi|Sattainathar Temple]] at [[Sirkali]], [[Navagraha]] in [[Suryanar Kovil|Sooriyanar Temple]] at [[Suryanar Kovil]] and [[Dakshinamoorthy]] in [[Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi]] at [[Alangudi, Valaingaman taluk, Thiruvarur]].<ref name=Om34/>


Senganur is the birthplace of the Saivite saint [[Chandesha Nayanar]] as well as the Vaishnavite philosopher [[Acharya Periyavachan Pillai]].  
Senganur is the birthplace of the Saivite saint [[Chandesha Nayanar]] as well as the Vaishnavite philosopher [[Acharya Periyavachan Pillai]].  

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Satyagireeswarar Temple, Senganur
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThanjavur district
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationSenganur
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
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The entrance of the temple

Sathyagireeswarar Temple (Tamil: சத்தியகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், செங்கனூர்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Senganur in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Seignalur.[2]

Location[edit | edit source]

Senganur is located at a distance of 16 kilometres from Kumbakonam on the road to Chennai.

Significance[edit | edit source]

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.Hymns in praise of the deity have been sung by Arunagirinathar and Sekkizhar. The temple finds mention in Sekkizhar's Periapuranam.

Main Deity: Sakthigireeswarar or Sakthigiriswarar as written in the Temple itself or Sathyagireeswarar as popularly known Consort: Saki Devi

According to Hindu legend, Mahalingaswamy at Thiruvidaimarudur is the centre of all Shiva temples in the region and the Saptha Vigraha moorthis (seven prime consorts in all Shiva temples) are located at seven cardinal points around the temple, located in various parts of the state.[3][4] The seven deities are Nataraja in Chidambaram Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram, Satyagireeswarar_Temple, Senganur also known as Chandikeswarar temple at Tirucheingalur, Vinayagar in Vellai Vinayagar Temple at Thiruvalanchuzhi, Muruga in Swamimalai Murugan Temple at Swamimalai, Bhairava in Sattainathar Temple at Sirkali, Navagraha in Sooriyanar Temple at Suryanar Kovil and Dakshinamoorthy in Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi at Alangudi, Valaingaman taluk, Thiruvarur.[4]

Senganur is the birthplace of the Saivite saint Chandesha Nayanar as well as the Vaishnavite philosopher Acharya Periyavachan Pillai.

(Sthalam 41)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ ta:சேங்கனூர் சத்தியகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்
  2. ↑ Satyagireeswar Temple, Dinamalar
  3. ↑ Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu (2007). Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu. Chennai: T. Krishna Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Narayanaswami (April 1987). "Jyothirmaya Mahalingam". Om Sakthi (in Tamil). Coimbatore: Om Sakthi Publications: 34-5.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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