Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple

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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[edit]

Vimana of the presiding deity

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ↑ "Sri Agnipureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Agneeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sri Agnipureeswarar temple
  4. ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V:8:8

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