Kundala Karaneswarar Temple
Thanjavur district, India
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The Kundalakaraneswarar Temple is a Hindu shrine in the village of Thirukkurankaval near Vaitheeswaran Koil in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, built in the Dravidian architectural style. The temple is dedicated to Kundalakaraneshwarar, a form of Shiva, alongside his consort Bala Tripura Sundari, and notably houses a shrine to Lord Anjaneya (Hanuman) facing the deity's sanctum—one of only two places in the world where Anjaneya is depicted worshipping Shiva rather than Rama. According to legend, Hanuman offered his kundalams (earrings) to Shiva at this site, giving the temple its name. Designated the 28th in the series of Tevara Padal Petra Stalams of Chola Nadu, north of the Kaveri River, the temple is situated near the Ganapathy Theertham tributary and remains one of five sacred Kaavus, though less frequented than in earlier times.
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