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Shaiva shrine, Nagaraja temple Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu

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English: Nagaraja Temple is found in the city of Nagercoil (Nagarkōyil) near the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, India. Its dating is uncertain but likely pre-12th-century. The main sanctum is dedicated to the Nagaraja – the king of serpents. Iconography found in the temple, inscriptions and literary evidence suggests that the Nagaraja main shrine may initially have been an active Jain temple with Jain priests. Hindus attended it then, or the Jains built the temple inclusively with Jain and Hindu iconography. The current temple is a Vaishnava tradition Hindu temple, that preserves the Jain iconography and also has shrines for Shaivism and Shaktism tradition.
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Source A.S. Thanumaleayan (OTRS 2021031010000104)
Author A.S. Thanumaleayan
Camera location8° 11′ 15.38″ N, 77° 26′ 00.8″ E  Heading=0° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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