Thanjavur district · Tamil Nadu
Kailasanthar Temple,Thingalur
The Navagraha temple of Chandra (the Moon) at Thingalur near Thanjavur, where the main shrine is of Shiva as Kailasanathar.
Photo: Rsmn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Odhanavaneswarar Temple, Tiruchotruturai
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Odhanavaneswarar Temple, also called the Oppillaselvar Temple, is in the village of Tiruchotruthurai in Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped here as Odhanavaneswarar in the form of a lingam, and Parvati as Annapoorani, the giver of food. The deity is praised in the 7th-century Tevaram, making it a Paadal Petra Sthalam, and the temple is known as Dakshina Kailasam, the Kailash of the south. Tradition holds that Nandi, Shiva’s bull and mount, was born at this place.
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Deity & dedicationShiva
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Odhanavaneswarar Temple, Tiruchotruturai
Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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Photo: Krishna Kumar · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Neyyadiappar Temple
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Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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