Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple[1] (அன்னியூர் அக்கினிபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Vanniyur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Agnipureeswarar. His consort is known as Gowri Parvathi.[3]
Significance
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 Tirunavukkarasar.[3]
Literary mention
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]
காலை போய்ப்பலி தேர்வர்கண் ணார்நெற்றி
மேலை வானவர் வந்து விரும்பிய
சோலை சூழ்புறங் காடரங் காகவே
ஆலின் கீழறத் தாரன்னி யூரரே.
References
- ↑ "Sri Agnipureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Agneeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sri Agnipureeswarar temple
- ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V:8:8
External links
- "Sri Agnipureeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Agneeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.