Sri-Ona-Gandeshwarar-Temple is a Lord Shiva temple amids the temple town of Kanchipuram.
The temple is a padal petra sthalam and the Lord Shiva here is worhsipped by Sundarar.
The temple has three lingams of Lord Shiva- Sri Oneswarar, Sri-Gandeswarar and Sri Jalendeswarar.
According to legends, three Asuras- have worshipped Lord Shiva here with their own lingams here in barren land. Sundarar – when he was on the way realized this and decided to build a temple for the three lingams. He sang hymns on Lord Shiva and got money and built the temple.
Kanchipuram
Kancheepuram district is located in the upper east of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The region including the current day Kancheepuram locale was before a part of Chingleput district. The first Chingleput region was part in 1997 into …
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