Kuranganilmuttam Valeeswarar Temple

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Kuranganilmuttam Valeeswarar Temple [1] [2] is a Hindu temple located at Kuranganilmuttam in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Valeeswarar. His consort is known as Irayarvalai Ammai. [3]

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra SthalamsShiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sambandar. [3]

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References

  1. "Valeeswarar Temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ta:குரங்கணில்முட்டம் வாலீஸ்வரர் கோயில்
  3. 1 2 Sri Valeeswarar Temple