Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[2]
| Mehanadhar Temple | |
|---|---|
Lalithambika temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| Deity | Mehanathar (Shiva) Lalithambika (Parvathi) |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirumeichur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°57′46″N 79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
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.[2] Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also located on this temple's premises.
Literary mention
editTirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]
நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்
கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்
மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.
Gallery
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Rajagopuram -
Flagpost -
Front mandapa -
Vimana of the presiding deity -
Mehanadhar vimana and Sakalabhuvanesvarar vimana -
Vimana from north side
References
edit- ^ Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur
- ^ a b "mehanadhar Temple : mehanadhar Temple Details | mehanadhar- Thirumeeyachur | Tamilnadu Temple | மேகநாதர்". Dinamalar. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 62:7
External links
edit- "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.