Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple

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Vedapureeswarar Temple
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Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Mayiladuthurai
Deity Vedapureeswarar Temple
Location
Location Therazhundur, near Kuttalam
State Tamil Nadu
Country India
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Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates 11°02′N79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°E / 11.04; 79.58 Coordinates: 11°02′N79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°E / 11.04; 79.58
Architecture
Type Dravidian architecture

Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Therazhundur in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Thirunedungalam. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Vedapureeswarar. His consort is known as Soundaraambigai. At the right side of the temple, Madesvarar shrine is found.

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Significance

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Premises of Vedapureeswarar Temple

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. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri. [2]

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as: [3]

பெரியாய் சிறியாய் பிறையாய் மிடறு

கரியாய் கரிகா டுயர்வீ டுடையாய்
அரியாய் ஒளியாய் அழுந்தை மறையோர்

வெரியார் தொழமா மடம்மே வினையே.

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References

  1. Sri Vedapureeswarar temple, Dinamalar
  2. Ka. Vi., Kannan (2019). River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. Notion Press. p. 38. ISBN   9781684666041.
  3. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 20:8