Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple

Vedapureeswarar Temple
Vedapureeswarar Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geography
Coordinates 11°02′N 79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°E / 11.04; 79.58Coordinates: 11°02′N 79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°E / 11.04; 79.58
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Location Therazhundur, near Kuttalam
Culture
Primary deity Vedapureeswarar Temple
Architecture
Architectural styles Dravidian architecture

Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Therazhundur in Nagapattinam 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.

Significance

Premises of Vedapureeswarar Temple
Flagpost with Vinayaka

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.

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]

பெரியாய் சிறியாய் பிறையாய் மிடறு

கரியாய் கரிகா டுயர்வீ டுடையாய்
அரியாய் ஒளியாய் அழுந்தை மறையோர்
வெரியார் தொழமா மடம்மே வினையே.

References

  1. Sri Vedapureeswarar temple, Dinamalar
  2. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 20:8
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