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Innambur is also known as Thiru Innambur and it is located close to the Temple Town of Kumbakonam. Sri Ezhuthari Nadheshwarar Temple is also locally known as Sri Ezhutharinathar Temple. It is one among the 276 Thevara Paadal Petra Sthalam and is the 45th Shiva Sthalam built on the Northern Bank of River Cauveri in Chola Naadu. The Temple's Rajagopuram is East facing and comprises of 5 tiers and there are a pair of Dwara Baalakas Idols embedded in the lower half of the Rajagopuram. The Dwajasthambam is consipicuously missing in this Temple. The Vimanam atop the Sanctum Sanctorum is quite huge and has been built in the Gajabrustam style. The Presiding Deity in the Moolasthanam is East facing and in the form of a Swayambhu Shiva Lingam. Sri Ezhuthari Natheswarar is also called as Sri Thaanthondreesar, Sri Atcharapureeswarar or Sri Airavatheshwarar. There is a small Idol for Sage Agasthiyar close to the Moolasthanam since itis believed that Sage Agasthiyar had come to this Temple centuries ago and the Presiding Deity of Sri Ezhutharinathar had taught Sage Agasthiyar how to read and write. Next to the Moolavar Sannadhi all the Urchavamoorthis are compiled and kept together and beside them are two Idols of Sri Kala Bhairavar, Sri Suryan and Sri Chandran. His Consort here is Sri Sugantha Kundalambigai or Sri Poonkombu Nayagi and Sri Nithya Kalyani. Both these Consorts occupy their own Shrines and are South facing in a standing posture. The Shrine of Sri Nithya Kalyani is closer to the Moolasthanam whereas the Sugantha Kundalambigai's Shrine is located in the outer peripheral. Around the Koshtam of the Sanctum Sanctorum there are Idols for Sri Vinayagar, Sri Pichandavar, Sri Dhakshinamoorthy, Sri Arthanareeswarar, Sri Katchi Kodutha Nathar, Sri Chandikeshwarar, Sri Brahmma and Sri Durgai.
In the outer peripheral there are Sub Shrines for Sri Kanni Moola Ganapathy, Sri Bala Subramaniyar, Naalvar, Sri Then Kailaya Lingam, Sri Maha Lingam, Sri Kasi Viswanathar, Sri Visalakshi, Sri Mahalakshmi, Sri Vishnu Durgai, Sri Natarajar, Sri Sivagami Ambal, Sri Jeshta Devi and a Navagraha Sannadhi. The Temple has a Ghoshala and an exclusive store room for its haystack. The Sthala Viruksham of this Temple is a Jack Fruit and a Shenbagam Tree. The Pushkarani is called as Iravatha Theertham. Indran's White Elephant Iravatham had come to this Sacred Tank and had taken bath here before entering the Temple to Pray to Him. It could not do so since the entrance was too small. On its Prayer God Shiva is believed to have widened the entrance for the easy entry of the Mammoth. The Temple has a well maintained Temple Garden or a Nandhavanam. This Temple has built its Annadhanakoodam not within the Temple, but just outside the Rajagopuram where several can be fed together. Vinayagar Chathurthi, Aippasi Annabishegam, Arudhra Dharisanam, Masi Magam, Pradhosham, Navarathri, Maha Shivarathiri are some of the festivals are celebrated in a grand manner. This Temple is important since most kid's Vidhyapyasam is done here. Those suffering from fluent speaking come here and pray and its believed that their lisping soon disappeares. This Temple is considered as a Poorva Jenma Parihaara Sthalam.
Contact Details: Muthukumar 86102 44175, 0435 2000157 and 0435 2459519
Temple Timing: 8 AM to 12 Noon and 4 PM to 8 PM
Distance from Swamimalai to Innambur is 4 Kms
Distance from Trichy or Tiruchirappalli to Innampur is 94 Kms
Distance from Vaitheeswaran Kovil to Innampur is 55 Kms
Distance from Ayyavadi to Innampur is 15 Kms
Distance from Thirunageswaram to Innampur is 15 Km
Distance from Thiruvidaimaruthur to Innampur is 17 Kms
Distance from Mayavaram to Innampur is 42 Kms
Distance from Thiruvarur to Innampur is 54 Kms
Distance from Mannargudi to Innambur is 45 Kms
Distance from Vaduvur to Innambur is 46 Kms
Distance from Thanjavur to Innambur is 40 Kms
Distance from Srivanjiyam to Innambur is 36 Kms
Distance from Thirucherai to Innambur is 24 Kms
Distance from Chennai to Innambur is 292 Kms
Nearest Railway Station is Kumbakonam R.S.
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