Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple

The entrance of the temple

Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple[1]( திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Tiruttelicheri in Pondicherry, India. Now the place is known as Koilpatthu.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Parvatheeswarar. His consort is known as Parvathi Ammai.[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 Tirugnanasambandar.[4]

Literary Mention

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

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ ta:திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில்
  3. ↑ Parvatheeswarar Temple, Tiruthelicheri (now known as Koilpatthu)
  4. 1 2 Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple
  5. ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 3:10
  • "Sri Parvatheeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Parvatheeswarar Temple, Tiruthelicheri (now known as Koilpatthu)". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

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