Tirunedunkulam Nedungalanathar Temple

Tirunedunkulam Nedungalanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirunedunkulam in the Trichy district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Thirunedungalam.^[1] The presiding deity is Shiva, who is locallly called Tirunedungalanathar. His consort is known as Mangalanayaki.

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, a group of Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the features of the deity as:^[2]

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பாங்கினல்லார் படிமஞ்செய்வார் பாரிடமும் பலிசேர் தூங்கிநல்லார் பாடலோடு தொழுகழலே வணங்கித் தாங்கிநில்லா அன்பினோடுந் தலைவநின்றா ணிழற்கீழ் நீங்கிநிலிலா ரிடர்களையாய் நெடுங்களமே யவனே.

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References

1. Sri Nedungala Nathar temple, Dinamalar
2. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 52:5

External links

• "Sri Nedungala Nathar temple". Dinamalar.
• "Nithya Sundarar Temple, Tirunedungalam". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.