Swarnapureeswarar Azhagaputhur

Saivite Temples, Thanjavur District

God

Swarnapureeswarar, facing west

Goddess

Swarnambigai, facing south

Other Deities

Pugazhthunai Nayanar, Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnanasambandar, Sundarar, Paravai Nachiyar, Manickavasagar, Swarna Bhairava, Kala Bhairava, Navagraha, Brahma, Chandikeswara, Lingotbavar, Dakshinamurthy, Vinayaka, Muruga with consorts, Gajalakshmi, Chandran, Surya

Swarnapureeswarar Azhagaputhur temple is west facing with a large 3 tiered Raja Gopuram. Navagraha Yantra is said to be installed below the main deity at Swarnapureeswarar Azhagaputhur. The Prakaram is very spacious. The idols of Brahma, Lingotbavar and others are finely carved and look beautiful.

Holy Water (Theertham) – No Information

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – No Information

History

No Information

Legend

No information

Directions

Swarnapureeswarar Azhagaputhur is about 6.5 kilometers in the Nachiyarkovil road while coming from Kumbakonam.

Stay and Food

None locally. Kumbakonam is the nearest. Mangalambika Coffee Hotel in the Kumbeswarar entrance shopping corridor is a good place for food. There are many other restaurants in Kumbakonam which serve good food too.

Saivite Temples

Swarnapureeswarar, Azhagaputhur