Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple

Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple[1] ( Tamil: திருப்பயத்தங்குடி திருப்பயற்றுநாதர் கோயில்)[2] is a Hindu temple located at Tirupayathangudi in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The historical name of the place is Tirupayattrur.The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Tirupayatrunathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Kavianganni.[4]

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 Nayanar Tirunavukkarasar.[4]

Literary mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Tiru Payatrunathar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ↑ ta:திருப்பயத்தங்குடி திருப்பயற்றுநாதர் கோயில்
  3. ↑ Tiruppayattreeswarar Temple, Tiruppayattrur.
  4. 1 2 "Sri Tirupayatrunathar temple". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV:32:5
  • "Sri Tirupayatrunathar temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Tiruppayattreeswarar Temple, Tiruppayattrur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

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