Thirupathiripuliyur

Thirupathiripuliyur திருப்பாதிரிப்புலியூர் Thirupapuliyur
Town
Thirupathiripuliyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°44′54″N 79°44′54″E / 11.74846°N 79.74828°E / 11.74846; 79.74828Coordinates: 11°44′54″N 79°44′54″E / 11.74846°N 79.74828°E / 11.74846; 79.74828
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Taluk	Cuddalore
Block	Cuddalore
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TN-31

Thirupathiripuliyur (Tamil: திருப்பாதிரிப்புலியூர்) in Cuddalore is one of the ancient temples in Tamil Nadu.^[1]^[2] It is named after the Pathiri Tree and the Puliyur, a tiger-legged saint who obtained absolution in the area.

Padaleeswarar Temple

Padaleeswarar temple is one among the anicent 274 Siva temples whose history reportedly dates back to more than 2000 years.

The nearest railway station to the Temple is Thiruppathiripuliyur. The temple is 0.5km from Thiruppathiripuliyur Railway Station. This temple is situated in Cuddalore town. This is one of the temples which is a Paadal Petra Sthalam situated in "Nadunadu". Here the God Name is Padaleewarar and Mother name is Periyanayaki or Arundhava nayaki.

History

The Temple plays a unique role in the history of Hindu religion, art, and architecture.

Pataleeswarar Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva in the town of Cuddalore. It was constructed during the Pallava and Medieval Chola periods.The Lord of this temple saved Saint Appar from drowning when he was tied with a stone column and launched into sea as per the orders of the then Pallava king, Mahendra Varman. Appar along with the stone floated on the sea and safely drifted ashore here at Thirupathiripuliyur by the grace of God. Overwhelmed , he sang the thevaram "Eendralumai enaku endhaiyumai" in praise of the Lord.

There is a belief/myth that by worshiping single time this God is equal to 16 times worshipping the Shiva in Kasi, 8 times in Thiruvannamalai and 3 times in Chidambaram.

References

↑ "Cuddalore taluk Map, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
↑ "List of revenue villages in Cuddalore taluk, Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 10 October 2013.

External links

Cuddalore taluk

Revenue Villages	Alapakkam Andarmullipallam Annavalli Arisiperiyankuppam Azhagiyanatham Cuddalore Cuddalore O.T (municipal) Irandayeeravilagam Kalaiyur Kambilimedu Kangamanayakkankuppam Karaikadu Karaimedu Karaiyerivittakuppam Karaiyerivittakuppam (municipal) Karamanikuppam Karanapattu Karupadithundu Kayalpattu Keez Azhinjipattu Keez Kumaramangalam Kilinjikuppam Kondur (municipal) Koothapakkam Kothandaramapuram Kudikadu Kumarapettai Kunamangalam Kundu-uppalavadi Malayaaperumal Agaram Manjakuppam Maruthadu Mathalapattu Mavadipalayam Melakuppam Melazhinjipattu Naduveerapattu Nagappanur Nallathur Nathapattu Odalappattu Otteri Pachaiyankuppam Pallipattu Pathirikuppam Periyakanganamkuppam Pillali Ponniyankuppam Pudukadai Ramapuram Sedapalayam Sellancheri Sellankuppam Semmankuppam Senjikumarapuram Sennapannayakkanpalayam Singarakudi Sinnakanganamkuppam Suba Uppalavadi Thennampakkam Thevanampattinam Thiruchopuram Thirumanikuzhi Thirupanampakkam Thirupapuliyur Thiruvanthipuram Thiyagavalli Thookkanampakkam Thookkanampakkam Thottapattu Uchimedu Ulleripattu Utharamanikam Vadapuram Keezhpathi Vanamadevi North Vanamadevi South Vannarapalayam Varakkalapattu Velisemmandalam Vellakarai Vellapakkam Vettukulam Villankalpattu Vilvarayanatham

Taluks in Cuddalore District

Cuddalore district

District Headquarters	Cuddalore

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Taluks	Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Vriddachalam

Blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam

Municipalities	Chidambaram Cuddalore Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam

Rivers	Kollidam Ponnaiyar Vellar

Lakes	Perumal Eri Veeranam Lake Wellington Lake

History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore

Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple

Universities	Annamalai University

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