Ambal Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Ambal Brahmapureeswarar Temple[1]( அம்பல் பிரமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில்[2]])is a Hindu temple located at Ambal in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Now the place is known as Koilpatthu.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Brahmapureeswarar. His consort is known as Poonkuzhalammai. The historical name of the place is Punnakavanam.[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]
| “ | சங்கணி குழையினர் சாமம் பாடுவர் வெங்கனல் கனல்தர வீசி யாடுவர் |
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References
- ↑ "Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:அம்பல் பிரமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Brahmapureesar Temple, Ambar Perunthirukovil
- 1 2 Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 19:5
External links
- "Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Brahmapureesar Temple, Ambar Perunthirukovil". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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