Annappanpettai Sundareswarar Temple
Annappanpettai Sundareswarar Temple (அன்னப்பன்பேட்டை சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Annappanpettai in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Kalikamoor. [2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sundareswarar . His consort is known as Azhagammai.
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:[3]
| “ | மாசு பிறக்கிய மேனியாரு மருவுந் துவராடை மீசு பிறக்கிய மெய்யினாரு மறியா ரவர்தோற்றங் |
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References
- ↑ ta:அன்னப்பன்பேட்டை சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Sri Sundareswarar temple, Dinamalar
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 105: 10
External links
- "Sundareswarar Temple, Tirukkalikamur (Now known as Annappan Pettai)". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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