Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple
Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple[1] (திருமீயச்சூர் இளங்கோயில் சகலபுவனேஸ்வரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sakalabhuvaneswarar. His consort is known as Mekalambika.[4]
Significance
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 Tirunavukkarasar.[4]
Literary Mention
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
“ | ஆறு கொண்ட சடையினர் தாமுமோர் வேறு கொண்டதொர் வேடத்த ராகிலும் |
” |
References
- ↑ "Sri Sakalabhuvaneswarar-Mekalambika temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருமீயச்சூர் இளங்கோயில் சகலபுவனேஸ்வரர் கோயில்
- ↑ SakalaBhuvaneswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur Ilankovil
- 1 2 Sri Sakalabhuvaneswarar-Mekalambika temple
- ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V: 11:8
External links
- "Sri Sakalabhuvaneswarar-Mekalambika temple". Dinamalar.
- "SakalaBhuvaneswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur Ilankovil". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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