Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple

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Mehanadhar Temple
Lalithambika temple
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Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Thiruvarur
Deity Mehanathar (Shiva) Lalithambika (Parvathi)
Location
LocationTirumeichur
State Tamil Nadu
Country India
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Om symbol.svg
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates 10°57′46″N79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°E / 10.96278; 79.64722
Architecture
Type Dravidian architecture

Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple [1] (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. [2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika. [3]

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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. [3] Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also found in this temple's premises.

Literary mention

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Image of Kshetra Puraneswarar

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as: [4]

நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்

கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்

மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.

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References

  1. "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur
  3. 1 2 "mehanadhar Temple : mehanadhar Temple Details | mehanadhar- Thirumeeyachur | Tamilnadu Temple | மேகநாதர்". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 62:7