Tiruvettakkudi Sundareshwarar Temple

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The main gopura of the temple Vettakuditirimenialagartemple1.jpg
The main gopura of the temple

Tiruvettakkudi Sundareshwarar Temple [1] ( திருவேட்டக்குடி சுந்தரேசுவரர் கோயில் [2] ])is a Hindu temple located at Tiruvettakudi in Pondicherry, India. [3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sundareshwarar. His consort is known as Shantha Nayaki. [4]

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Significance

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Vimanas of the presiding deity and the consort

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

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as: [5]

அருமறைநான் முகத்தானு மகலிடநீ ரேற்றானும்

இருவருமா யளப்பரிய வெரியுருவாய் நீண்டபிரான்
வருபுனலின் மணியுந்தி மறிதிரையார் சுடர்ப்பவளத்

திருவுருவில் வெண்ணீற்றார் திருவேட்டக் குடியாரே.

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References

  1. "Sri Sundareshwarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ta:திருவேட்டக்குடி சுந்தரேசுவரர் கோயில்
  3. Tirumeniazhagar Temple, Tiruvettakkudi
  4. 1 2 Sri Sundareshwarar temple
  5. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 66:9