Venni Karumbeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTiruvarur
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationKoilvenni in Tiruvarur district
StateTamil Nadu
Country India
Karumbeswarar temple entrance

Venni Karumbeswarar Temple[1] is a Hindu temple located at Koilvenni in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Karumbeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Soundaranayagi. The historical name of the place is Tiruvenni.[1] [2]

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.[2] It is also believed that patients suffering from diabetes will be cured of the disease if they make an offering of sugar to the main deity at this temple."Karumbu" in Tamil means sugarcane and the main linga is in the form of a bunch of sugarcane stems tied together.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Sri Venni Karumbeswarar temple". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc102.php Venni Karumbeswarar Temple, Tiruvenniyur (now known as Koil Venni)

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10°47′N 79°21′E / 10.78°N 79.35°E / 10.78; 79.35


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