Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple

Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple[1] ( Tamil: திருப்பயத்தங்குடி திருப்பயற்றுநாதர் கோயில் )[2] is a Hindu temple located at Tirupayathangudi in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The historical name of the place is Tirupayattrur.The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Tirupayatrunathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Kavianganni.[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]

மூவகை மூவர் போலு முற்றுமா நெற்றிக் கண்ணர்

நாவகை நாவர் போலு நான்மறை ஞான மெல்லாம்
ஆவகை யாவர் போலு மாதிரை நாளர் போலும்
தேவர்க டேவர் போலும் திருப்பயற் றூர னாரே.

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