Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple
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 Mehanadhar Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Name | |
| Proper name | Lalithambika temple |
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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| Location | Tirumeichur |
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| Primary deity | Mehanathar (Shiva) |
| Consort | Lalithambika (Parvathi) |
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| Architectural styles | Dravidian architecture |
Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple[1] (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்[2]])is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[4]
Significance
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Image of temple towers
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
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Image of Kshetra Puraneswarar
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
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நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்
கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்
References
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- ↑ ta:திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்
- ↑ Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sri Mehanadhar temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 62:7
External links
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