Historical Period9c CE
9th c.
3000 BCE9th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
varies by tradition
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- redgold
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers · kumkum · sweets · coconut
Primary Scriptures
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Vaitheeswaran Koyil Angaraka
Navagraha Aṅgāraka (Mars) kṣetra AND famous healing-Shiva temple (Vaidyanātha = "Lord of Physicians"). Devotees with chronic illnesses make vows here.
Canonical status
Vaidyanātha — Navagraha Aṅgāraka (Mars) + healing-Shiva
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
Mantravaries by tradition
- Offerings
- flowerskumkumsweetscoconut
- Sacred colours
- redgold
🛕 Principal Temples
- 📍 Vaitheeswaran Koyil, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaVaidyanātha — Navagraha Aṅgāraka (Mars) + healing-Shiva
🎊 Festivals
- Navratri / Annual Mahotsavavaries
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookD.C. Sircar. Sakti Pitha canonical sources (1948)
- 📖Supporting referenceOther