Tirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple[1] (Tamil: மணக்கால் ஐயன்பேட்டை அபிமுகேசுவரர் கோயில்)[2] is a Hindu temple located at Manakkal ayyempet in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Avimuktheswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Baagampriyal. The place is also known as Tirupperuvelur.[4]
| Tirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tiruvarur |
| Deity | Lord (Shiva), |
| Location | |
| Location | Manakkal ayyempet in Tiruvarur district |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country |  India |
Significance
editIt is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.[4]
Literary mention
editTirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
விழையாதார் விழைவார்போல் விகிர்தங்கள் பலபேசிக்
குழையாதார் குழைவார்போற் குணம்நல்ல பலகூறி
அழையாவு மரற்றாவு மடிவீழ்வார் தமக்கென்றும்
பிழையாத பெருமானார் பெருவேளூர் பிரியாரே.
References
edit- ^ "Sri Abhi Muktheeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ ta: மணக்கால் ஐயன்பேட்டை அபிமுகேசுவரர் கோயில்
- ^ "Sri Abhi Muktheeswarar temple". Dinamalar. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b Priyanathar Temple, Tirupperuvelur
- ^ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III:64:5
External links
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- "Sri Abhi Muktheeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Priyanathar Temple, Tirupperuvelur". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Photogallery
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Front mandapa -
Prakara -
Vimana of the presiding deity -
Vimana of the Goddess
