Thiruppunavayil

Thiruppunavayil
Thiruppunavayil
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geography
Coordinates 9°53′39″N 79°3′49″E / 9.89417°N 79.06361°E / 9.89417; 79.06361Coordinates: 9°53′39″N 79°3′49″E / 9.89417°N 79.06361°E / 9.89417; 79.06361
Country India
State/province Tamil Nadu
Culture
Primary deity Shiva
Architecture
Architectural styles Dravidian architecture

The Thiruppunavayil Shiva temple is located on the seashore in Thiruppunavasal near Pudukkotai in Tamil nadu. This temple is regarded as the 7th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya region of Tamilnadu.

Mythology

Legend has it that the 4 Vedas, Bhrama, Lakshmi and Mahavishnu along with Indra, Surya, Chandra, Yama, Airavatam, Vasishta and Agasthyar worshipped Shiva here. All of the 14 shrines in the Pandya Kingdom sung by the Nayanmars are said to manifest themselves here. There are 14 Shivalingams in this temple.

Temple structure

The temple covers an area of about 3 acres (12,000 m2) and much of the structure dates back to the Panayd period. Massive walls surrounding the temple and the picturesque Rajagopuram beautify this shrine. The Nandi and the Shivalingam are huge here, and so is the vimanam crowning the sanctum. There are two entrances to the temple corresponding to the Shiva and the Ambal shrines. The presiding deity lord shiva is called as Pazhampati Nathar and the Ambal his consort mother Parvathy is called as Karunai Nayaki. The niches around the sanctum sanctorum are enshrined with Ganapati, Dakshinamurty and in place of Lingodbhavar, Mahavishnu is placed. Lord Hanuman is too found in this temple. The Nataraja Sabha here is referred to as the Sivagnana Sabha.

Poems on this temple

Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar composed the thevara Pathigam on the lord in this temple.

Festival s

The annual Bhrammotsavam is conducted in the tamil month of Vaikasi.

Location

This temple can be reached by travelling from Arantangi to Meemisal (38 km) and from there to Tiruppunavayil (12 km).[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=22&centcode=0009&tlkname=Avudayarkoil%20%20332209
  2. ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/blks_info.php?dcode=22&blk_name=Avadaiyarkovil&dcodenew=19&drdblknew=%209

External links

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