Nalladai Agneeswarar Temple


Agneeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple situated at Nalladai in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is dedicated to the god Shiva as Agneeswarar.

Location

This temple is located with the coordinates of at Nalladai - 609306.

Deities

Shiva as Agneeswarar is the main deity. His consort goddess is called Sundaranayaki in this temple. The shrine of Shiva faces west. The shrine of the goddess faces south. These are specialities of this temple.

Significance

It is one of the Nakshathiram Temples. believed that people with birth star 'Bharani' worship here in this temple to be rectified from the adverse effects of planets.

Maintenance

This temple is maintained under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Sub deities

Vishnu, Mahalakshmi, Kailasanathar, Dakshinamurti, Bhuvaneswari, Chandikeswarar, Durga, Dwara Vinayaka, Selva Vinayaka, Somaskanda, Balamurugan, Kalyani, Surya, Shani, Veerabhadra and Bhairava are the sub deities.