Tiruvilanagar Uchiravaneswarar Temple
Tiruvilanagar Uchiravaneswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tiruvila Nagar in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Uchira Vaneswarar. His consort is known as Veyuru Tholi Ammai.
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.
Literary Mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]
| “ | பன்னினார்மறை பாடினார் பாயசீர்ப்பழங் காவிரித் துன்னுதண்டுறை முன்னினார் தூநெறிபெறு வாரெனச் |
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References
- ↑ Sri Uchira Vaneswarar Temple Thurai Kattum Vallalar temple, Dinamalar
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 78:5
External links
- "Sri Uchira Vaneswarar Temple Thurai Kattum Vallalar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Thuraikattum Vallalar Temple, Tiruvilanagar". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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