Jambukeswarar, Thiruvanaikaval

Appu lingam (water element) among the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams.

दर्शन महत्व: Often skipped for Srirangam next door — undeservedly.

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History

Jambukeswarar at Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli, is the Appu Lingam — water element — among the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams. An underground spring wets the lingam even today. The temple stands across the Kaveri from Srirangam.

Legends

• Parvati as Akhilandeshwari is said to have made a lingam of water and worshipped Shiva here under a white jambuka tree.
• The Goddess’s own shrine faces the Lord; their union is the theology of the kshetra.