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'''Thiripurantakar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at [[Palayamkottai]] in [[Tirunelvely]] 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/399/thiripurandhagam-thiripuraandhagar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, திரிபுராந்தகம் (பாளையங்கோட்டை) Thiripurandhagam (Palayamkottai), 6-7-5]</ref><ref name=shiva>[http://www.shivatemples.com/vt/vtlist2.php தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், திரிபுராந்தகம், 6-7-5]</ref><br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Appar]].<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Thiripurantakar. The Goddess is known as Visalakshi.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==Specialities==<br />
[[Thamirabarani River]] is the temple tirtta. The shrines of the presiding deity and the goddess have separate [[Vimana (architectural feature)|vimana]]s. In the shrine of the presiding deity, [[Kartikeya|Subramania]] is also found. In the entrance Veeravahudevar and Veeramahendrar are found on either side. While going around the shrine of the goddess, Vallabai [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]] is found.<ref name=shaivam/> 63 [[Nayanars|Nayanar]]s festival is celebrated in a grand manner in this temple. On that particular day, the Lord, along with these nayanmars bestow blessings. Rare paintings of 63 nayanmars are fond in this temple.<ref>[http://www.kungumam.co.in/APArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=2527&id1=50&id2=18&issue=20150316 அறுபத்துமூவர் என்ற அற்புத உற்சவம், ஆன்மிகம்]</ref><br />
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==Structure==<br />
In the [[prakara]] shrines of Jwarakesvarar, Saptamatas, [[Nayanars|Nayanar]]s, [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]], [[Kartikeya|Subramania]] with his consorts [[Valli]] and [[Devasena|Deivanai]], [[Lakshmi|Gajalakshmi]], [[Saraswati]], Sanisvara, [[Nataraja]], [[Navagraha]], and [[Bhairava|Bairava]] are found. In the [[kosta (architectural feature)|kosta]], [[Dakshinamurthy]], [[Lingodbhava]] and [[Durga]] are found.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Location==<br />
The temple is located at Palayamkottai, which is connected with [[Tirunelvely]]. More buses are available from Tirunelely and other major cities of Tamil Nadu.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tirunelveli district]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Tirunelveli district]]<br />
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