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'''Vyagrapurisvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Thaplampuliyur in the [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Vyagrapurisvarar and the goddess is known as Nityakalyani.<ref name=dinamani1>[https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/vellimani/2014/apr/03/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF-871254.html நிறைவான வாழ்க்கை அருளும் நித்யகல்யாணி அம்மன், தினமணி, 3 ஏப்ரல் 2014]</ref><br />
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==Nava Puliyur Temples==<br />
This is one of the [[Nava Puliyur Temples]] worshipped by [[Patanjali]] and [[Vyaghrapada]].<ref>[https://siddharbhoomi.com/?p=1500 தில்லை பெருமானால் உபதேசிக்கப்பட்ட நவபுலியூர் தரிசனம், மோட்ச யாத்திரை, சித்தர் பூமி]</ref> The following temples are called as Nava Puliyur Temples.<br />
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* [[Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Perumpatrapuliyur]] <br />
* [[Pataleeswarar Temple, Cuddalore|Thirupathiripuliyur]] <br />
* [[Thirukumaresar temple|Erukathampuliyur]] <br />
* [[Omampuliyur Thuyartheertanathar Temple|Omampuliyur]] <br />
* [[Margabandeesvarar Temple, Sirupuliyur|Sirupuliyur]] <br />
* [[Atthippuliyur Chidambaresvarar Temple|Atthippuliyur]] <br />
* [[Vyagrapurisvarar Temple,Thaplampuliyur|Thaplampuliyur]] <br />
* [[Tirupperumpuliyur Vyakrapureeswarar Temple|Perumpuliyur]] <br />
* [[Kanattampuliyur Pathanchalinathar Temple|Kanattampuliyur]]<br />
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==Speciality==<br />
This place was known as 'Tharparavanam' in [[Satya Yuga]], 'Mathuvanam' in [[Treta Yuga]], 'Thevavanam' in [[Dvapara Yuga]] and 'Vyagrapuram' in [[Kali Yuga]]. As Tharpara Maharishi did penance in this place, this place was known as Tharparanpuliyur. As a frog known as 'Thappanai' worshipped here this was also known as Thaplampuliyur. Once a Brahmin who lived in Kasi took an oil bath on the day of 'Dvadasi' and got the curse to become a tiger and he became so. He worshipped the deity of this place and got his curse cured. As a tiger got its curse cured this deity of temple is Vyagrapurisvarar.[[Vyaghrapada]], also known as tiger legged [[Rishi]] and [[Patanjali]] worshipped this place, the temple got its name. As the goddess bestows the wedding boon she is known as Nityakalyani.She is compared with the deity of [[Ujjain]] and other goddess of many temples in Tamil Nadu. She is worshipped as family deity by many devotees.<ref name="dinamani1"/> Generally in the [[Kosta (architectural feature)|kosta]] of the Shiva temples [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]], [[Dakshinamurthy]], [[Lingodbhava]], [[Vishnu]], [[Brahma]] and [[Durga]] would be found. But in this temple, as Patanjali, Vyaghrapada and Manduga rishi worshipped here, Nataraja is found in the kosta. In the place of Lingodbhava, [[Ardhanarishvara]] is found.<ref name=siddha/><br />
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==Structure==<br />
Many [[Chola]] kings contributed for the construction of the temple.<ref name="dinamani1"/> Of the 64 forms of [[Shiva]], Ekabathamurti is found in a separate shrine. Shrines of Juradeva, [[Nataraja]], [[Matrikas|Saptakannia]], [[Surya]], [[Vaishnavi (Matrika goddess)|Vaishnavi]], [[Durga]], and Kala [[Bhairava]] are found in this temple. [[Kumbhabhishekham]] took place on 27 April 2014.<ref name="dinamani1"/> Juradeva also known as Juraharavesvar is with four legs.Temple tank Vyagra Tirtta is found in the temple. Temple trees are Kattathi and Vanni. [[Jyestha (goddess)|Jestadevi]] which her two children Manthan and Manthi are found in this temple. Very near to Ardhanarishvara, the shrine of [[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]] is found. [[Shani|Sanisvara]] is found in a separate shrine facing east.<ref name=siddha>[https://siddharbhoomi.com/%e0%ae%a8%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%aa%e0%af%81%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%af%e0%af%82%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%af%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%88%e0%ae%af%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%a9-8/ சித்தர் பூமி, நவபுலியூர் யாத்திரையின் 8ஆவது தலம் தப்பளாம்புலியூர், 23 அக்டோபர் 2018]</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
This temple is located at the road leading to Nagalur and Thevur, from [[Tiruvarur]].<ref name="dinamani1"/> It is situated at a distance of 5&nbsp;km. from 5&nbsp;km. in southeast.<ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/vellimani/2019/nov/22/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-3287140.html நவபுலியூர் திருத்தல தரிசனம், தினமணி, 22 நவம்பர் 2019]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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