About Ekambareswarar Temple

Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is a Hindu temple devoted to the divinity Shiva, situated in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It is huge to the Hindu faction of Saivism as one of the temples related with the five components, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and particularly the component of earth, or Prithvi. Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareswarar or Ekambaranathar, and is spoken to by the lingam, with his venerated image alluded to as Prithvi lingam. His associate Parvati is delineated as Gowridevi Amman. The managing god is worshipped in the seventh century Tamil Saiva standard work, the Tevaram, composed by Tamil holy person writers referred to as the nayanars and named Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple additionally houses Nilathingal Thundam Perumal sanctuary, a Divyadesam, the 108 temples worshipped in the Vaishnava ordinance Nalayira Divya Prabhandam.

Legend has it that once Parvati, the consort of Shiva was cursed to become dark like Kali. She wanted to expatiate herself from the sin by doing penance under the temple's ancient Mango tree near Vegavathi river. In order to test her devotion Shiva sent fire on her. Goddess Parvati prayed to her brother, Vishnu, for help. In order to save her, he took the Moon from Shiva's head and showed the rays which then cooled down the tree as well as Parvati. Shiva again sent the river Ganga (Ganges) to disrupt Parvati's penance. Parvati prayed to Ganga and convinced her that both of them were sisters and so should not harm her. Subsequently, Ganga did not disturb her penance and Parvati made a Shiva Linga out of sand to get united with Shiva. The God here came to be known as Ekambareswarar or "Lord of Mango Tree".