Sri-Thirumagaraleeswarar-Temple is an important Lord Shiva temple in Thirumagaral village in Kanchipuram district.
The temple is a padal petra sthalam and the Lord Shiva here is worshipped by Thirugnasambandar. Lord Shiva here is a swambu murthy. Meaning- He appeared on His own will.
The temple has beautiful mandapams with ancient sculptures and the estimated period of temple construction is around 7th Century AD.
According to legends, the Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Makkiran- an Asura, and the name now Magaraleeswara is a derived name. The Lord Shiva here also said to cure lot of bone related diseases.
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.
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