Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval

Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval
Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Jambukeshwara (Shiva) Akilandeswari (Parvati)
Location
Location	Trichi
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Tamil Nadu Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval (India)
Geographic coordinates	10°51′12″N 78°42′20″E / 10.85333°N 78.70556°E
Architecture
Type	South Indian architecture
Creator	Kochengat Cholan
Completed	2nd century AD [citation needed]

Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval (also Thiruvanaikal, Jambukeswaram) is a temple of Shiva in Tiruchirapalli district, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the five major Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu representing the Mahābhūta or five elements; this temple represents the element of water, or neer in Tamil.^[1] The sanctum of Jambukeswara has an underground stream.^[2]

It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams and has inscriptions from the Chola period.

^ Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu 2007, pp. 76-77.
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[tourist-1] Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu 2007, pp. 76-77.

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