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'''Annappanpettai Sundareswarar Temple''' (அன்னப்பன்பேட்டை சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:அன்னப்பன்பேட்டை சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில்]]</ref> is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Annappanpettai]] in [[Nagapattinam district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The historical name of the place is Kalikamoor.<ref>[http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=305 Sri Sundareswarar temple], [[Dinamalar]]</ref> The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Sundareswarar. His consort is known as Azhagammai.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]] - [[Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu#Sthalams|Shiva Sthalams]] glorified in the early medieval ''[[Tevaram]]'' poems by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Tirugnanasambandar]]. The place is Kollikamur and sage [[Parasara]] is believed to have worshipped the presiding deity.<ref name=Ayyar>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|page=244|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa|publisher=Asian Educational Service|year=1993|isbn=81-206-0151-3|edition=2nd|location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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== Literary mentions ==<br />
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 105: 10</ref> <br />
{{cquote|மாசு பிறக்கிய மேனியாரு மருவுந் துவராடை<br><br />
மீசு பிறக்கிய மெய்யினாரு மறியா ரவர்தோற்றங்<br><br />
காசினி நீர்த்திரண் மண்டியெங்கும் வளமார் கலிக்காமூர்<br><br />
ஈசனை யெந்தை பிரானையேத்தி நினைவார் வினைபோமே.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title= Sri Sundareswarar temple<br />
|url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=305|publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
* {{cite web|title= Sundareswarar Temple, Tirukkalikamur (Now known as Annappan Pettai)<br />
|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/nofc/nc08.php |publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}<br />
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