Omampuliyur Thuyartheertanathar Temple

The entrance of the temple

Omampuliyur Thuyartheertanathar Temple (ஓமாம்புலியூர் துயர்தீர்த்தநாதர் கோயில்) [1] is a Hindu temple located at Omapuliyur in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Umapuliyur. [2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Pranava Vyakrapureeswar . His consort is known as Poongodi Nayaki.

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.

Literary Mention

Tirgnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]

References

  1. ↑ ta:ஓமாம்புலியூர் துயர்தீர்த்தநாதர் கோயில்
  2. ↑ Sri Pranava Vyakrapureeswar temple, Dinamalar
  3. ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III:122: 9
  4. ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, VI: 88: 4
  • "Sri Pranava Vyakrapureeswar temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Thuyartheerta Nathar Temple, Tiruvomaampuliyur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
  • "Omampuliyur". TUV.

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