Thirunageswarar Nanguneri

Saivite Temples, Tirunelveli District

God

Thirunageswarar, facing east

Goddess

Sivakami Amman, facing south

Other Deities

Suryan, Chandran, Adhikaranandi, Juradevar, Vinayaka, Shiva Lingam, Muruga with consorts, Saneeswarar, Bhairava, Naagar, Dharmasastha, Navagraha. Sanctum niches -Vinayaka, Dakshinamurthy, Durga, Chandikeswara

Thirunageswarar Nanguneri is a small east-facing temple with 2 Prakarams. The entrance is from the south side. On the west side of the entrance is the small temple tank. A long corridor leads into the inner Prakaram. The outer Prakaram is accessible from the sides of the corridor. The Amman shrine faces you as you enter from the south. The Lord’s Sanctum Sanctorum faces east. There is a locked gate in the east towards which are the Balipeedam, Flagstaff, and Nandi. As per Tamiraparani Mahatmayam (to be clarified) Thirunageswarar Nanguneri is considered as one of the Pancha (five) Aasana Sthalams, the others being Satyavagheeswarar (Kalakkad), Vazhudeeswarar (Erawadi), Nageswarar (Nanguneri), Manonmaneeswarar (Vijayaranyam), and Ramalingeswarar (Shenbagaramanallur).

Holy Water (Theertham) – Temple Tank

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No information

History

Thirunageswarar Nanguneri has several inscriptions around the sanctum sanctorum. The details of these are not available to us at present.

Legend

No information

Directions

Thirunageswarar Nanguneri is 500 meters east of the famous Vaanamamalai Temple at Nanguneri and near the railway track. Nanguneri is about 30 kilometers south of Tirunelveli.

Stay and Food

None locally. The closest is Tirunelveli.

Saivite Temples

Thirunageswarar, Nanguneri