Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple

Vedapureeswarar Temple
Vedapureeswarar Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Mayiladuthurai
Deity	Vedapureeswarar Temple
Location
Location	Therazhundur, near Kuttalam
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	11°02′N 79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°ECoordinates: 11°02′N 79°35′E / 11.04°N 79.58°E
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture

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
Vimana of presiding deity
Vimana of goddess
Madesvarar shrine

References[edit | edit source]

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

External links[edit | edit source]

"Sri Vedapureeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
"Vedapureeswarar Temple, Tiruvazhundur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

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[1] Sri Vedapureeswarar temple, Dinamalar

[Ka-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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