SREE MADHUVANESWARAR TEMPLE, NANNILAM
Sree Madhuvaneswarar
Bhrammapureeswarar
Following sannidhis are in the ground level: Siddhi Vinayagar, Valli Devanai sametha Subramanyar, Mahalakshmi, Chandikeswarar, Agastheeswarar, Saneeswarar, Bhairavar, Surian and Navagrahas and Brahmapureeswarar. In the ground level, as one enters the temple, to the right is the sannidhi of Goddesss Madhuvananayaki and she faces South. Sun god worshipped the lord here.
On the small hill :
Nardhana Ganapathy, Somaskandar, Brahmapureeswarar, Dakshinamurthy, Annamalaiyar, Brahma and Durga. Sree Madhuvaneswarar faces east here.
Lord Nataraja shrine is next to the sanctum.
Dakshinamurthy
Shiva lingams were installed in the South by Yama Dharmarajan, in the west of Varuna, in the east by Indra and in the North by Kubera and they worshipped the Lord here. The Sthala Purana for the main deity of the temple is similar to the one of Thiruchengodu and other smaller hills around it. The fight for supremacy between Adisesha and Vayu Bhagavan resulted in Adisesha covering the Meru with its thousand heads and Vayu could not shake the Meru which created panic around the world. Devas appealed and Adisesha gave in one peak. Vayu Bhagavan shook the peak and took it to South and where a small piece fell in Nannilam which was a plain. The temple appears to have built over it. Lord Shiva appeared here as a Tejolinga on the penance of King Bruhadrajan in Krutha Yuga. Lord changed all Devas into bees to protect them from the Demon Vruddhasura. They all made beehives and worshipped the Lord here. Hence the place was called Madhuvanam, the Lord as Madhuvaneswarar and the consort as Madhuvananayaki. The lord and goddess are also called by the names Brahadheeswarar and Brahadheeswari.
Thala Vruksham is Vilvam. Bhramma theertham is to the north of the temple. Soola theertham also on the northern side is made with the trident of Lord Shiva.
Temple Timings:
7 am - 12 noon
4 pm - 8 pm
Sree Madhuvaneswarar
Sree Madhuvananayaki
Nannilam is 23 kms away from Kumbakonam and on the road route of Nachiarkoil, Kudavasal and Srivanchiam. It is at a distance of 6 kms after Srivanchiam. Nannilam on the southern side of River Cauvery. On 01-01-2016, I first went to Srivanchiam by bus, early morning at 7 am and then took an auto to Nannilam and nearby temples. In fact, I went round all other temples and came to this temple only at 11 am. Sree Madhuvaneswarar temple is of Medium size and has two tiers with a small hill with deities on the hill and on the ground level. It is a Madakkovil, built at an elevation by Kochengan Chozhan. The temple is 5 kms away from the Railway Station and about 1.5 kms from the Bus stand.
Entrance to temple with 5 khalasams
A View of the Temple
Following sannidhis are in the ground level: Siddhi Vinayagar, Valli Devanai sametha Subramanyar, Mahalakshmi, Chandikeswarar, Agastheeswarar, Saneeswarar, Bhairavar, Surian and Navagrahas and Brahmapureeswarar. In the ground level, as one enters the temple, to the right is the sannidhi of Goddesss Madhuvananayaki and she faces South. Sun god worshipped the lord here.
On the small hill :
Nardhana Ganapathy, Somaskandar, Brahmapureeswarar, Dakshinamurthy, Annamalaiyar, Brahma and Durga. Sree Madhuvaneswarar faces east here.
Lord Nataraja shrine is next to the sanctum.
Dakshinamurthy
Shiva lingams were installed in the South by Yama Dharmarajan, in the west of Varuna, in the east by Indra and in the North by Kubera and they worshipped the Lord here. The Sthala Purana for the main deity of the temple is similar to the one of Thiruchengodu and other smaller hills around it. The fight for supremacy between Adisesha and Vayu Bhagavan resulted in Adisesha covering the Meru with its thousand heads and Vayu could not shake the Meru which created panic around the world. Devas appealed and Adisesha gave in one peak. Vayu Bhagavan shook the peak and took it to South and where a small piece fell in Nannilam which was a plain. The temple appears to have built over it. Lord Shiva appeared here as a Tejolinga on the penance of King Bruhadrajan in Krutha Yuga. Lord changed all Devas into bees to protect them from the Demon Vruddhasura. They all made beehives and worshipped the Lord here. Hence the place was called Madhuvanam, the Lord as Madhuvaneswarar and the consort as Madhuvananayaki. The lord and goddess are also called by the names Brahadheeswarar and Brahadheeswari.
Thala Vruksham is Vilvam. Bhramma theertham is to the north of the temple. Soola theertham also on the northern side is made with the trident of Lord Shiva.
Temple Timings:
7 am - 12 noon
4 pm - 8 pm
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