| Agasteeswaram Agasteeswarar Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Deity | Agasteeswarar |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Agastheeswaram |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Agasteeswarar Temple, Agastheeswaram, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 8°06′37″N 77°31′27″E / 8.1103°N 77.5242°E / 8.1103; 77.5242 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | One |
| Elevation | 39.69 m (130 ft) |
Agastheeswaram Agastheeswarar Temple (அகத்தீச்சுரம் அகத்தீசுவரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Vadugan Patru in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Agastheeswarar. His consort is known as Amuthavalli.
Location
This temple is located at about 100 metres from Vadugan Patru bus stop, 1 km from Kottaram and 5 km from Kanyakumari.
Significance
It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar. Appar and Sage Agasthia with his wife Lopamudra worshipped the presiding deity of the temple.
Another Agastheeswarar Temple
There is another temple in the name of Agastheeswar Temple dedicated to Shiva, in the town of Agathiyampalli, Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India.
References
- ta:அகத்தீச்சுரம் அகத்தீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ^ Agastheeswarar Temple, Vadugan Patru Kanyakumari, 28 June 2019
- ^ அகத்தீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோவில், அகத்தீச்சரம், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள்
External links
- GeoHack - Agastheeswaram Agasteeswarar Temple
- Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், agaththIccuram, Sl.No.2 of 139 temples
- Shiva Temples, தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், அகத்திச்சுரம், Sl.No.1 of 133 temples, page1