Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple
Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple[1] (செருகுடி சூட்சுமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Cherugudi in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sukshma Pureeswarar. His consort is known as Mangala Nayaki.[4]
| Sukshmapureeswarar Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| Deity | Sukshmapureeswarar (Shiva) |
| Location | |
| Location | Thiruchirukudi |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°57′55″N 79°35′13″E / 10.96528°N 79.58694°ECoordinates: 10°57′55″N 79°35′13″E / 10.96528°N 79.58694°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
SignificanceEdit
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.[4]
Literary mentionEdit
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
தேனமர் பொழிலணி சிறுகுடி மேவிய
மானமர் கரமுடை யீரே
மானமர் கரமுடை யீருமை வாழ்த்தியஞானசம் பந்தன தமிழே.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Sri Sukshma Pureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:செருகுடி சூட்சுமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Mangaleswarar Temple, Sirukudi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sri Sukshma Pureeswarar temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 97:11
External linksEdit
- "Sri Sukshma Pureeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Mangaleswarar Temple, Sirukudi". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
PhotogalleryEdit
Main gopura
Vimana of the presiding deity
Vimana of the Goddess
Prakara
Shrine of Angaraka
Tank in front of the temple
