Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple[1] (அன்னியூர் அக்கினிபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Vanniyur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Agnipureeswarar. His consort is known as Gowri Parvathi.[3]
Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Tiruvarur |
Deity | Lord Shiva |
Location | |
Location | Vanniyur |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 10°57′53″N 79°33′34″E / 10.96472°N 79.55944°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian architecture |
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Significance
editIt is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirunavukkarasar.[3]
Literary mention
editTirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]
காலை போய்ப்பலி தேர்வர்கண் ணார்நெற்றி
மேலை வானவர் வந்து விரும்பிய
சோலை சூழ்புறங் காடரங் காகவே
ஆலின் கீழறத் தாரன்னி யூரரே.
References
edit- ^ "Sri Agnipureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Agneeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur
- ^ a b Sri Agnipureeswarar temple
- ^ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V:8:8
External links
edit- "Sri Agnipureeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Agneeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.