May 16 2012
Title:
Kanchanoor Temple Visit 16 MAY 2012
Description
The Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple is located in the village of Kanjanur, Tamil Nadu and is one of the temples under the hereditary trustee of Madhurai Adheenam. The presiding deity of the temple is "Agniswarar" or Paramashiva. Said to be 1400 years old the temple was built by the Medieval Cholas and renovated by the kings of the Vijayanagar empire. Kanjanur is one of the nine Navagraha sthalas located in the Cauvery Delta region dedicated to planet Venus, called Sukra. Unlike other Navagraha (9 planets) temples, the main deity, Agniswarar in the form of lingam depicts Lord Sukra. His Divine Holiness, 293rd Guru Mahasannidhanam Paramahamsa Nithyananda visits this historic temple to pay His respects to the deities.