Uppiliappan Temple
The Oppiliappan Temple, also known as Thiruvinnagar, Uppliyappan Temple, Oppiliappan Kovil and Oppiliappan Sannidhi is a Narayana temple located near the village of Thirunageswaram in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity in this temple is Lord Uppiliappan Perumal with his consort Bhumi Devi and her father sage Markandeya. The temple is regarded as one of the 108 Divya Desams.
The Temple is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Kumbakonam and is reachable by the State highway SH-147. It one of the main pilgrimage centres of South India and is also known as "South Tirupathi".
It is at this site, where great God Shiva bathed in theertham to get rid of his sin, plucking Brahma's Fifth head. So bathing in the temple theertham (which, nowadays is devoid of water) is said to absolve even the greatest sins.
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