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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Pullamangai Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Pasupathi Kovil
| image = Pullamangai brahamapurisvarar temple.JPG
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Pullamangai, [[Thanjavur district]], Tamil Nadu
| coordinates = {{coord|10.8907|N|79.1751|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
| location = Pullamangai, Pasupathikoil
| elevation_m = 62.55
| deity = Brahmapureeswarar (Shiva)<br>Anandeeswarar (Shiva)
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| festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]]
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]
| temple_quantity = One
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'''Tirupullamangai''' or '''Thirupullamangai''' is a [[Hindu temple]] of the Hindu god Siva at Pullamangai, in [[Pasupathikoil]], Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]] - [[Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu#Sthalams|Shiva Sthalams]] in the early medieval ''[[Tevaram]]'' poems by [[Tirugnanasambandar]], a Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]].

== Architecture ==
[[File:Pullamangai1.jpg|left|100x150px|thumb|Entrance]]

The shrine faces east; the temple is entered through a small ''[[gopuram]]'' (entrance tower) on the eastern side of the enclosing wall. Both of these, along with the hall, directly in front of the entrance, are of later date than the original temple, as are various subsidiary buildings on either sides of the gopuram and the goddess shrine in the north of the hall. The original ''parivara'' (attendant deities) have disappeared.<ref>[[#Harle|Harle]] 1958, p. 10</ref> The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of the [[River Kaveri]] as it is on the banks of the Kudamurutti River, a tributary of the Kaveri.<ref name=Ka>{{cite book|title=River cauvery the most battl(r)ed|last=Ka. Vi.|first=Kannan|page=30|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019|isbn=9781684666041|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CGFDwAAQBAJ&q=thiruvavaduthurai}}</ref>

==Saptamangai sthalam==
This temple is one of the seven shrines associated with ''[[Saptamartrikas]]'' (seven female deities in [[Shiva|Siva]] temple).<ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/religion/religion-news/2018/jun/14/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF---1-2939517.html கடம்பூர் விஜயன், சப்தமங்கைத் தலங்கள், பகுதி 1, அரியமங்கை, தினமணி, 16 சூன் 2018]</ref> Matrikas are the different forms [[Adi Parashakti]].<ref>[http://kungumam.co.in/APArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=2673&id1=94&id2=0&issue=20150601 சப்தமாதர்களும் சக்தியின் அம்சங்களே, ஆன்மிகம்]</ref> Matrikas are the personified powers of different [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]]. [[Brahmani (Matrika)|Brahmani]] emerged from [[Brahma]], [[Vaishnavi (Matrika goddess)|Vaishnavi]] from [[Vishnu]], [[Maheshvari]] from [[Shiva]], [[Sachi|Indrani]] from [[Indra]], [[Kaumari]] from [[Kartikeya|Skanda]], [[Varahi]] from [[Varaha]] and [[Chamunda]] from [[Devi]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leeming |first1=David |last2=Fee |first2= Christopher|date=2016 |title=The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjO6CwAAQBAJ&q=matrikas&pg=PT33 |publisher=Reaktion Books |isbn=9781780235387 }}</ref> and additionals are [[Narasimhi]], [[Vinayaki]]. This is one of the Saptamangai sthalams, seven sacred places devoted to Devi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/Aanmeegam_Detail.asp?Nid=22478 |title=சாதிக்க வைக்கும் சப்த மங்கை தலங்கள்!, தினகரன், 12 அக்டோபர் 2018 |access-date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603052847/http://www.dinakaran.com/Aanmeegam_Detail.asp?Nid=22478 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are also called as Saptastanam of Chakkarappalli.<ref>Ayyampet N.Selvaraj, Study on the Saptastanam (Seven Sacred Places) of Chakkarappalli in Thanjavur District, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, New Delhi, May 2011</ref> They are:
* [[Chakravageswarar Temple|Chakkarappalli]]
* [[Harimukteesvarar Temple, Ariyamangai|Ariyamangai]]
* [[Kiruthivakesvarar Temple, Sulamangalam|Sulamangalam]]
* [[Jambukesvarar Temple, Nallichery|Nallichery]]
* [[Pasupatheesvarar Temple, Pasupathikovil|Pasupathikovil]]
* [[Chandramouleesvarar Temple, Thazhamangai|Thazhamangai]]
* Pullamangai

==History==

According to historian Harle, the temple is counted among the four early extant temples of the [[Chola Empire]], with the other three being [[Koranganatha Temple]] in [[Tiruchirappalli district]], [[Moovar Koil]] in [[Pudukottai district]] and [[Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam|Nageswaran temple]] at [[Kumbakonam]] These temples follow the [[Pallava art and architecture|Pallava architecture]] which are relatively small in size. They all have a fair-sized porch, locally called ''ardhamandapa'' attached to the sanctum, both of which are slightly below the ground level in a pit kind of structure. The structures are also predominantly built of stone.<ref>[[#Harle|Harle]] 1958, p. 9</ref>

The ''garbhagriha''(sanctum) and the ''arthamandapa''(secluded hall) of the temple belong to the earlier structure, while there have been newer structures added to it lately. All the ''parivara''(consort) shrines of the earlier period have not survived and few newer shrines have come up.
The sculptures of this temple is highly acclaimed for its beauty. Apart from the lovely ''devakoshta''(divine) images of [[Dakshinamurthy]], Lingodhbhavar, [[Brahma]] and [[Durga]], the ''[[vimana]]''(shrine) too houses exquisite images of [[Vishnu]], [[Narashima]], [[Tripurantaka]]. The temple has series of miniature panels depicting scenes from [[Ramayana]]. The sculpting in this temple is of high class and speaks volume of Chola artistry.<ref>''Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu''.P.77</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|title=The Brahmapuriswara temple at Pullamangai|last=Harle|first=James C.|year=1958|publisher=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute|location=Bombay|url=http://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/16963.pdf|ref=Harle}}

==Miniature sculptures in the temple==
<gallery>
File: Pullamangai7.jpg
File: Pullamangai13.jpg
File: Pullamangai9.jpg
File: Pullamangai10.jpg
File: Pullamangai11.jpg
File: Pullamangai12.jpg
File: Pullamangai8.jpg
</gallery>

{{Hindu Temples of Kumbakonam}}
{{Saptha Stana Temples}}

[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Thanjavur district]]

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