Mahakalesvarar Temple, Anai Mahalam

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Mahakalesvarar Temple is a Siva temple in Anai Mahalam in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu (India). பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/448/maakaalam-mahakaaleswarar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, மாகாளம் - ஆனை மாகாளம் Makalam - Anai Makalam, 6-51-7]

Vaippu Sthalam

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar.

Presiding deity

The presiding deity is known as Mahakalesvarar. The Goddess is known as Mangalanayaki.

Speciality

It is said{{by whom?|date=July 2020}} that when Subramania came to worship Lord Shiva at Kilvelur, this place was worshipped by Kali.

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Category:Hindu temples in Nagapattinam district

Category:Shiva temples in Nagapattinam district

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