Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple[1] (in Tamil : திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில்[2]) is a Hindu temple located at Tiruttelicheri, now known as Koilpatthu,[3] in the periphery of Karaikal city in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The presiding deity is Shiva, called as Parvatheeswarar. His consort is known as Parvathi Ammai.[4]
Significance[edit | edit source]
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 mention[edit | edit source]
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
மந்தி ரந்தரு மாமறை யோர்கள் தவத்தவர்
செந்தி லங்கு மொழியவர் சேர்தெளிச் சேரியீர்
வெந்த லாகிய சாக்கிய ரோடு சமணர்கள்
தந்தி றத்தன நீக்குவித் தீரோர் சதிரரே.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Parvatheeswarar Temple, Tiruthelicheri (now known as Koilpatthu)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 3:10
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Sri Parvatheeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Parvatheeswarar Temple, Tiruthelicheri (now known as Koilpatthu)". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Photogallery[edit | edit source]
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Vimana of the presiding deity -
Vimana of the consort -
Temple tank
