Keelaparasalur Veerateswarar Temple
Keelaparasalur Veerateswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Keelaparasalur in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tirupparialur.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Veerateswarar. His consort is known as Ilam Kobanayal.
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 Tirugnanasambandar.
Literary Mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]
| “ | விளங்கொண் மலர்மே லயனோத வண்ணன் துளங்கும் மனத்தார் தொழத்தழ லாய்நின்றான் |
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References
- ↑ Sri Veerateswarar temple, Dinamalar
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 134:9
External links
- "Sri Veerateswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Veerateswarar Temple, Tiruppariyalur (now known as Parasalur)". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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