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'''Deva Pureeswarar Temple''' (தேவபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில் ) is a [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Tiruvarur District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. The temple is in the village of [[Thevur]] near [[Kilvelur]]. It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]]. | {{Infobox temple | ||
| name = Deva Pureeswarar Temple | |||
| image = Thevur devapurisvarar temple1.jpg | |||
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| country = {{Flag|India}} | |||
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]] | |||
| district = [[Tiruvarur]] | |||
| location = [[Thevur]] | |||
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| deity = Lord [[Shiva]], | |||
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]] | |||
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'''Deva Pureeswarar Temple''' (தேவபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில் ) is a [[Hindu temple]] in Thevur in the [[Tiruvarur District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. The temple is in the village of [[Thevur]] near [[Kilvelur]]. It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]]. | |||
== Legend == | == Legend == | ||
[[File:Thevur devapurisvarar temple2.jpg|left|100x150px|thumb|Vimana of the presiding deity]] | |||
According to [[Hindu mythology]], the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] worshipped Shiva at Thevur to rid themselves of the sin of killing Vruddhasura. The temple is also associated with the legends of the ''[[Ramayana]]'' as per which [[Kubera]] worshipped Shiva at the Deva Pureeswarar Temple to get back his wealth stolen by [[Ravana]]. As per the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', [[Virata]] worshipped Shiva at the temple along with his son [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]. | According to [[Hindu mythology]], the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] worshipped Shiva at Thevur to rid themselves of the sin of killing Vruddhasura. The temple is also associated with the legends of the ''[[Ramayana]]'' as per which [[Kubera]] worshipped Shiva at the Deva Pureeswarar Temple to get back his wealth stolen by [[Ravana]]. As per the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', [[Virata]] worshipped Shiva at the temple along with his son [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]. | ||