Aakkoor Thanthondreeswarar Temple
Akkur Thanthondreeswarar Temple[1](ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Akkur in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Thanthondriappar. His consort is known as Valnedunkanni.[4]
Significance
It 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
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
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நன்மையா னாரணனும் நான்முகனுங் காண்பரிய
தொன்மையான் தோற்றங்கே டில்லாதான் தொல்கோயில்
தன்மையாற் ஆக்கூரிற் றான்றோன்டி மாடமே.
இன்மையாற் சென்றிரந்தார்க் கில்லையென்னா தீந்துவக்குந்
Sirappuli Nayanar
Sirappuli Nayanar is associated with this temple. A shrine is dedicated to him, in the temple.[4]
References
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- ↑ ta:ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Thanthondriyappar Temple, Tiruakkur
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 42:9
External links
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