Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple
Mehanadhar Temple | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 10°57′46″N 79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°ECoordinates: 10°57′46″N 79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°E |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Thiruvarur |
Location | Tirumeichur |
Culture | |
Sanctum |
Mehanathar (Shiva) Lalithambika (Parvathi) |
Architecture | |
Architecture | Dravidian architecture |
Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple[1] (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்[2]])is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[4]
Significance
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Image of temple towers
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.[4]
Literary Mention
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Image of Kshetra Puraneswarar
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
“ | நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார் கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார் |
” |
References
- ↑ "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்
- ↑ Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur
- 1 2 Sri Mehanadhar temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 62:7
External links
- "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
படத்தொகுப்பு
- Rajagopuram
- Flagpost
- Front mandapa
- Vimana of the presiding deity
- Mehanadhar vimana and Sakalabhuvanesvarar vimana
- Vimana from north side
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