Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple

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Vedapureeswarar Temple
Religion
DistrictMayiladuthurai
DeityVedapureeswarar Temple
Location
LocationTherazhundur, near Kuttalam
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Coordinates11°02′N 79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°E / 11.04; 79.58


Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Therazhundur in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Thirunedungalam.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Vedapureeswarar. His consort is known as Soundaraambigai. At the right side of the temple, Madesvarar shrine is found.

Significance[edit | edit source]

Premises of Vedapureeswarar Temple

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. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri.[2]

Literary Mention[edit | edit source]

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]

பெரியாய் சிறியாய் பிறையாய் மிடறு

கரியாய் கரிகா டுயர்வீ டுடையாய்
அரியாய் ஒளியாய் அழுந்தை மறையோர்

வெரியார் தொழமா மடம்மே வினையே.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Flagpost and Vinayaka
    Flagpost and Vinayaka
  • Vimana of presiding deity
    Vimana of presiding deity
  • Vimana of goddess
    Vimana of goddess
  • Madesvarar shrine
    Madesvarar shrine

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sri Vedapureeswarar temple, Dinamalar
  2. ↑ Ka. Vi., Kannan (2019). River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. Notion Press. p. 38. ISBN 9781684666041.
  3. ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 20:8

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