Jalantheeswarar Temple

Vellore district, India

Also known as: जलनातीश्वरर मन्दिरதிருவூறல்జలనాథీశ్వరర్ ఆలయం

Jalanatheeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva and located in Thakkolam, a village in Vellore district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Jalanatheeswarar and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Giriraja Kannikambal. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.[1]

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Key facts

LocationVellore district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Jalantheeswarar Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. Wikidata Q48727444 — Wikidata