Thiruppunavayil
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The Thiruppunavayil Shiva temple is located on the seashore near Pudukkotai in Tamil nadu
. This temple is regarded as the 7th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya region of Tamilnadu.
, Bhrama, Lakshmi
and Mahavishnu
along with Indra, Surya, Chandra, Yama
, Airavatam, Vasishta and Agasthyar worshipped Shiva here. All of the 14 shrines in the Pandya Kingdom sung by the Nayanmars are said to manifest themselves here. There are 14 Shivalingams in this temple.
is too found in this temple. The Nataraja Sabha here is referred to as the Sivagnana Sabha.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. This temple is regarded as the 7th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya region of Tamilnadu.
Mythology
Legend has it that the 4 VedasVedas
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
, Bhrama, Lakshmi
Lakshmi
Lakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments...
and Mahavishnu
Mahavishnu
Image:Hinducosm Map1.svg|thumb|Click an area to go there. This is one of many material universes which expand from Mahavishnu when He breathes.|300px|alt=One Brahmanda, with Garbhodakashayi-Vishnurect 216 61 277 80 Brahma...
along with Indra, Surya, Chandra, Yama
Yama
Yama , also known as Yamarāja in India and Nepal, Shinje in Tibet, Yanluowang or simply Yan in China, Yeomla Daewang in South Korea and Enma Dai-Ō in Japan, is the lord of death, in Hinduism and then adopted into Buddhism and then further into Chinese mythology and Japanese mythology. First...
, Airavatam, Vasishta and Agasthyar worshipped Shiva here. All of the 14 shrines in the Pandya Kingdom sung by the Nayanmars are said to manifest themselves here. There are 14 Shivalingams in this temple.
Temple structure
The temple covers an area of about 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) and much of the structure dates back to the Panayd period. Massive walls surrounding the temple and the picturesque Rajagopuram beautify this shrine. The Nandi and the Shivalingam are huge here, and so is the vimanam crowning the sanctum. There are two entrances to the temple corresponding to the Shiva and the Ambal shrines. The presiding deity lord shiva is called as Pazhampati Nathar and the Ambal his consort mother Parvathy is called as Karunai Nayaki. The niches around the sanctum sanctorum are enshrined with Ganapati, Dakshinamurty and in place of Lingodbhavar, Mahavishnu is placed. Lord HanumanHanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
is too found in this temple. The Nataraja Sabha here is referred to as the Sivagnana Sabha.
Poems on this temple
Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar composed the thevara Pathigam on the lord in this temple.Location
This temple can be reached by travelling from Arantangi to Meemisal (38 km) and from there to Tiruppunavayil (12 km).External links
- http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s210.html
- http://www.shivatemples.com/pnaadu/pn07.html