Tirumayanam Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Gopura of the temple
Tirumayanam Brahmapureeswarar Temple[1]( திருமயானம் பிரம்மபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்[2]])is a Hindu temple located at Tirumayanam in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Brahmmapureeswarar. His consort is known as Malarkuzhal Minnammai. [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 Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar, Tirunavukkarasar and Sundarar.[4]
Literary Mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
| “ | தூயவிடைமேல் வருவார துன்னாருடைய மதில்கள் காயவேவச் செற்றார் கடவூர்மயான மமர்ந்தார் |
” |
References
- ↑ "Brahmmapureeswarar Temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருமயானம் பிரம்மபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirukkadavur Mayanam
- 1 2 Sri Brahmmapureeswarar Temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 80:10
External links
- "Brahmmapureeswarar Temple". Dinamalar.
- "Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirukkadavur Mayanam". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Coordinates: 11°01′12″N 78°27′36″E / 11.0200°N 78.4600°E
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