Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple
Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India
10°57′55″N 79°35′13″E / 10.96528°N 79.58694°E / 10.96528; 79.58694
Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple[1] (செருகுடி சூட்சுமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Cherugudi in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sukshma Pureeswarar. His consort is known as Mangala Nayaki.[4]
Significance
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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.[4]
Literary mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
தேனமர் பொழிலணி சிறுகுடி மேவிய
மானமர் கரமுடை யீரே
மானமர் கரமுடை யீருமை வாழ்த்திய
ஞானசம் பந்தன தமிழே.
References
External links
- "Sri Sukshma Pureeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Mangaleswarar Temple, Sirukudi". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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Photogallery
- Main gopura
- Vimana of the presiding deity
- Vimana of the Goddess
- Prakara
- Shrine of Angaraka
- Tank in front of the temple