Srirangam island, which has the famous Ranganathaswamy temple.

 This is really Marvelous Temple, built around 1,800 years ago by our Great Chola King.  It is located in the Srirangam island, which has the famous Ranganathaswamy temple. 


Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval (also Thiruvanaikal, Jambukeswaram) is a famous Bhagwan Shiv temple in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) district, in the state of Tamil Nadu,  (India). 


Thiruvanaikal is one of the five major Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu (Pancha Bhoota Stalam) representing the Mahābhūta or five great elements; this temple represents the element of water, or neer in Tamil. The sanctum of Jambukeswara has an underground water stream and in spite of pumping water out, it is always filled with water. 


It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where all the four most revered Nayanars (Saivite Saints) have sung glories of the deity in this temple. The temple has inscriptions from the Chola period. 


There is a Vedic History that Devi Parvathi worshipped Bhagwan Shiv here and installed the idol in the sanctum. Following the tradition, a priest performs the pooja every day. It is believed that Adi Sankara offered ear rings called Thadanga to Akilandeshwari. There are a total of nine waterbodies associated with the temple.

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