Vyagrapurisvarar Temple, Thaplampuliyur

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Vyagrapurisvarar Temple, Thaplampuliyur
Religion
Tiruvarur
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationThaplampuliyur
StateTamil Nadu
Country India
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Vyagrapurisvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Thaplampuliyur in the Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Presiding deity

The presiding deity in the garbhagriha, represented by the lingam, is known as Vyagrapurisvarar and the goddess is known as Nityakalyani.[1]

Nava Puliyur Temples

This is one of the Nava Puliyur Temples worshipped by Patanjali and Vyaghrapada.[2] The following temples are called as Nava Puliyur Temples.

Speciality

This place was known as 'Tharparavanam' in

Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhava, Vishnu, Brahma and Durga would be found. But in this temple, as Patanjali, Vyaghrapada and Manduga rishi worshipped here, Nataraja is found in the kosta. In the place of Lingodbhava, Ardhanarishvara is found.[3]

Structure

Many

Vaishnavi, Durga, and Kala Bhairava are found in this temple. Kumbhabhishekham took place on 27 April 2014.[1] Juradeva also known as Juraharavesvar is with four legs. Temple tank Vyagra Tirtta is found in the temple. Temple trees are Kattathi and Vanni. Jestadevi which her two children Manthan and Manthi are found in this temple. Very near to Ardhanarishvara, the shrine of Mahalakshmi is found. Sanisvara is found in a separate shrine facing east.[3]

Location

This temple is located at the road leading to Nagalur and Thevur, from

Tiruvarur.[1] It is situated at a distance of 5 km. from 5 km. in southeast.[4]

References