Sakthivanesvara Temple

Satthi Muttram Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTanjore
DeitySakthivanesvara (Shiva)
Location
LocationPatteswaram
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Sakthivanesvara Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Sakthivanesvara Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates10°55′36″N 79°20′37″E / 10.92667°N 79.34361°E / 10.92667; 79.34361
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Sakthivanesvara Temple (சக்திவனேஸ்வரர் கோயில்)[1] is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located in a small village called Thirusakthimutram, near another small (but relatively better-known) village, Patteswaram. The nearest urban centre, about seven kilometres (four-and-a-half miles) away, is Kumbakonam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Here the presiding deity Sakthivanesvara is a form of the Hindu god Shiva, in which his usual worship symbol the Lingam is hugged by his consort Parvati, hence he is also known as Sivakozhundeesvara and Sakthi Mutham. It is believed that when one prays to Sakthivanesvara with faith, one is blessed with the life partner of one's choice.

Gopuram of Thirusakthimutram