Saiva · Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Athmanathaswamy Temple, Avudaiyarkoil
ஆவுடையார்கோயில் ஆத்மநாதசுவாமி கோயில்
Athmanathar, worshipped as the avudaiyar alone, with no linga and no image
General
The temple in short
- Deity
- Athmanathar, worshipped as the avudaiyar alone, with no linga and no image
- Where
- Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu · 10.08N 79.04E
- Usual hours
- 6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Guru
- Visited for
- Manikkavasagar’s Thirupperunthurai, where the Lord has no form, no abhishekam and only smoke for naivedyam. Its stonework is among the finest in the Tamil country.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Pillaiyarpatti Karpaga Vinayagar Temple 40 km · Ganapathi
- Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple, Thirukoshtiyur 57.7 km · Vaishnava
- Thirukkandiyur Brahmasirakandeeswarar Temple 76.1 km · Saiva
- Brihadeeswarar Temple (Peruvudaiyar Koil) 78.5 km · Saiva
- Viralimalai Murugan Temple 78.8 km · Murugan
- Punnainallur Mariamman Temple 80.4 km · Sakta (Amman)
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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.