Mahendrapalli Tirumeni Azhagar Temple
Mahendrapalli Tirumeni Azhagar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Mahendirapalli in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Tirumeni Azhagar. His consort is known as Vadivambigai.
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 Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.
Literary Mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]
| “ | கோங்கிள வேங்கையும் கொழுமலர்ப் புன்னையும் தாங்குதேன் கொன்றையும் தகுமலர்க் குரவமும் |
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References
- ↑ Sri Tirumeni Azhagar temple, Dinamalar
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 31: 3
External links
- "Tirumeniazhagar Temple, Tirumayendirapalli". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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