Dharmapureesvarar Temple, Vadakandam

Dharmapureesvarar Temple, Vadakandam
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Tiruvarur
Deity	Lord (Shiva),
Location
Location	Vadakandam,Tiruvarur district
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture

Dharmapureesvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Vadakandam in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Vaippu Sthalam

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar. This place is also known Thalicchathangudi. ^[2]

Presiding deity

The presiding deity in the garbhagriha, represented by the lingam , is known as Dharmapureesvarar. The Goddess is known as Swarnambal. ^[2]

Specialities

Appar praises this place as "Nallore Nandraga" in his hymns. The Sastha (Satthan) temple of this place is very famous. Satthan refers to Thali and hence this place is known so. ^[2] After visiting Nallur and Pazhayarai the Lord goes around many places. They include Setrur, Thalayalangadu, Peruvelur, Pattiswaram, Manarkkal and reaches Thalicchathangudi. Then he goes to Tiruvarur. ^[3]

Structure

This temple has no rajagopura. It has a compound wall. The entrance is facing east. In the facade of the entrance of the temple. stucco figures of Shiva and Parvati are found. Next to the entrance the temple is found with one prakara. Very near to it bali peetam and nandhi mandapa are found. The temple has an entrance in the south also. While going around the prakara shrines of Vinayaka and Subramania with his consorts Valli and Deivanai are found in the west. After crossing bali peetam and nandhi mandapa, through the inner entrance, garbhagriha could be reached to see the presiding deity. The shrine is facing east. The shrine of goddess, Swarnambal is facing south. ^[3] In the kosta Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are found. ^[1]

Location

The temple is located at Vadakandam in Tiruvarur-Kumbakonam road, at a distance of 7 km from Tiruvarur. ^[2] As the temple is very to the main road, it could be easily identified. It is opened for worship from 8.00 to 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. ^[3]

References

1. பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009
2. மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, தளிச்சாத்தங்குடி (வடகண்டம்) Thalichathangudi (Vadakandam), 6-25-10
3. தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், தளிச்சாத்தங்குடி, 6-25-10