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]
| “ | பாங்கினல்லார் படிமஞ்செய்வார் பாரிடமும் பலிசேர் தூங்கிநல்லார் பாடலோடு தொழுகழலே வணங்கித் |
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References
- ↑ Sri Nedungala Nathar temple, Dinamalar
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 52:5
External links
- "Sri Nedungala Nathar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Nithya Sundarar Temple, Tirunedungalam". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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