Thiruthangur Vellimalainathar Temple

Thiruthangur Vellimalainathar Temple[1] is a Hindu temple located at Thiru Thangur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Vellimalainathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Perianayaki. The historical name of the place is Tiru Thengur. [1][2]

Thiruthangur Vellimalainathar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTiruvarur
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationThiru Thangur in Tiruvarur district
StateTamil Nadu
Country India

Significance

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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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vellimalai Nathar". Dinamalar. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Vellimalainathar Temple, Tiruthengur
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