Chandramouleeswar temple, Thiruvakkarai
Viluppuram district, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Chandramowleeswarar Temple in Thiruvakkarai, a village in Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, is a Dravidian-style Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva, believed to have been constructed during the Cholas period in the 10th century. The temple received endowments from Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi and is venerated in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical text Tevaram, earning its classification as a Paadal Petra Sthalam. Shiva is worshipped here as Chandramowleeswarar alongside his consort Parvathi, known as Amirthambigai. The temple is enclosed by a granite wall encompassing its shrines and features a seven-tiered Rajagopuram gateway tower. It observes four daily rituals and hosts three yearly festivals, with the Chitrapournami festival (Tamil month of Panguni), the float festival during Vaikasi, and Kanum Pongal during Thai being the most significant celebrations.
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