Thaiyur Jalakandeswarar Temple

About one km. away from the most happening OMR in Thaiyur, on the banks of the lake where the hustle-bustle is missing, an ancient Shiva Linga is enshrined under a temporary shed. It is said that the original temple was destroyed a long back and only Shiva Linga is left. The temple named Jalakandeswarar is one of seven sacred shrines of Thaiyur (Sapta Sthana Sthalams).

The list of seven temples of Thaiyur:
1. Chenkanmaleeswarar  (Click the link to read the article about this site.)
2. Mareeswarar (Click the link to read the article about this site.)
3. Murugeeswarar (This is the biggest temple of Thaiyur. Click the link to read my article on this temple.)
4. Jalakandeswarar (the temple on which this article is written)
5. Azhageesar
6. Komaleeswarar
7. Abhatsagayeesar or Baleeswarar of Sozhathangal (or) the temple inside the forest of Chenkadu

Besides the old Shiva Linga, the newly made sculptures of Thaiyal Nayaki, Ganapati, Subramanya, Bhairava and Nandi are housed in the shrine. The temple is surrounded by a few temples of Grama Devas (village deities).

Happy travelling.




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