Thirukondeeswaram Pasupatheeswarar Temple
Thirukondeeswaram Pasupatheeswarar Temple[1] (Tamil: திருக்கொண்டீஸ்வரம் பசுபதீஸ்வரர் கோயில்)[2] is a Hindu temple located at Thirukondeeswaram in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Pasupatheeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Shanthanayaki.[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]
| “ | பொக்கமாய் நின்ற பொல்லாப் புழுமிடை முடைகொ ளாக்கை தொக்குநின் றைவர் தொண்ணூற் றறுவருந் துயக்க மெய்த |
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References
- ↑ "Sri Pasupatheeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருக்கொண்டீஸ்வரம் பசுபதீஸ்வரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Tirukondeeswaram.
- 1 2 "Pasupatheeswarar Temple". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV:67:5
External links
- "Sri Pasupatheeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Tirukondeeswaram". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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