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-'''Dharmapureesvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Vadakandam in [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref name="bmj">பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/395/thalichathangudi-dharmapureeswarar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, தளிச்சாத்தங்குடி (வடகண்டம்) Thalichathangudi (Vadakandam), 6-25-10]</ref><ref name=shiva>[http://www.shivatemples.com/vt/vt_kovil2/vt78.php தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், தளிச்சாத்தங்குடி, 6-25-10]</ref>
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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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'''Dharmapureesvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Vadakandam in [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref name="bmj">பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/395/thalichathangudi-dharmapureeswarar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, தளிச்சாத்தங்குடி (வடகண்டம்) Thalichathangudi (Vadakandam), 6-25-10]</ref><ref name=shiva>[http://www.shivatemples.com/vt/vt_kovil2/vt78.php தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், தளிச்சாத்தங்குடி, 6-25-10]</ref>

==Vaippu Sthalam==
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Appar]]. This place is also known Thalicchathangudi.<ref name=shaivam/>

==Presiding deity==
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Dharmapureesvarar. The Goddess is known as Swarnambal.<ref name=shaivam/>

==Specialities==
Appar praises this place as "Nallore Nandraga" in his hymns. The Sastha (Satthan) temple of this place is very famous. Satthan refers to Thali and hence this place is known so.<ref name=shaivam/> After visiting Nallur and Pazhayarai the Lord goes around many places. They include Setrur, Thalayalangadu, Peruvelur, Pattiswaram, Manarkkal and reaches Thalicchathangudi. Then he goes to [[Tiruvarur]].<ref name=shiva/>

==Structure==
This temple has no [[Gopuram|rajagopura]]. It has a compound wall. The entrance is facing east. In the facade of the entrance of the temple. stucco figures of [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]] are found. Next to the entrance the temple is found with one [[prakara]]. Very near to it [[altar|bali peetam]] and [[Nandi (bull)|nandhi]] [[mandapa]] are found. The temple has an entrance in the south also. While going around the prakara shrines of [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]] and [[Kartikeya|Subramania]] with his consorts [[Valli]] and [[Devasena|Deivanai]] are found in the west. After crossing bali peetam and nandhi mandapa, through the inner entrance, garbhagriha could be reached to see the presiding deity. The shrine is facing east. The shrine of goddess, Swarnambal is facing south.<ref name=shiva/> In the [[Kosta (architectural feature)|kosta]] [[Dakshinamurthy]], [[Lingodbhava]], [[Brahma]] and [[Durga]] are found.<ref name="bmj"/>

==Location==
The temple is located at Vadakandam in [[Tiruvarur]]-[[Kumbakonam]] road, at a distance of 7 km from Tiruvarur.<ref name=shaivam/> As the temple is very to the main road, it could be easily identified. It is opened for worship from 8.00 to 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 to 7.00 p.m.<ref name=shiva/>

==References==
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{{Vaippu sthalam}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvarur district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Tiruvarur district]]

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