Jambukesvarar Temple, Nallichery

Jambukesvarar Temple is at Nallichery, also called Nandhimangai, about 13 km from Thanjavur off the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam road and reached by way of Pasupathikoil. It belongs to the seven Saptamangai sthalams of Chakkarappalli, and here Vaishnavi is the mother said to have worshipped. As at Tiruvanaikka, the god and goddess are named Jambukesvarar and Akilandesvari.

An arch with stucco figures of Shiva and Vishnu leads to the walled complex of about 74 m by 50 m, entered from the south. A notable feature is a window in the western gateway, added during renovation, which looks out on the village cremation ground so that the glow of the funeral fires reflects on the lingam. For three evenings in February or March, sunlight also falls on the deity. The seated, four-armed goddess has her shrine north of the mandapa. A sculpture shows Nandi at worship, and the prakara has shrines to two Vinayakas, Subramania, Nataraja, Gajalakshmi, Bhairava and the Navagrahas.