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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Thirukkandiyur Brahmasirakandeeswarar Temple

Saiva · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Thirukkandiyur Brahmasirakandeeswarar Temple

திருக்கண்டியூர் பிரம்மசிரகண்டீஸ்வரர் கோயில்

Brahmasirakandeeswarar, with Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal opposite

Pitru and ancestorsGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Brahmasirakandeeswarar, with Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal opposite
Where
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · 10.75N 79.18E
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
The first of the Ashta Veeratta: where Sivan took Brahma’s fifth head and was freed of the sin here. Amavasai is its day; visited for release from a curse carried in the family.
Kept for Jupiter, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
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Where it is

Thirukkandiyur Brahmasirakandeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

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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.