Thiruppunavayil
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The Thiruppunavayil Shiva temple :ta:திருப்புனவாசல் விருத்தபுரீசுவரர் கோயில் is located on the seashore in Thiruppunavasal near Pudukkotai in Tamil nadu. This temple is regarded as the 7th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya region of Tamil Nadu. The presiding deity is called Vruddhapureeswarar or Pazhampathinathar.{{Cite web|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=254|title=Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar) Temple : Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar) Temple Details | Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar) - Tirupunavasal | Tamilnadu Temple | விருத்தபுரீஸ்வரர்}}
Mythology
Thiruppunavayil has it that the 4 Vedas, Bhrama, Lakshmi and Mahavishnu along with Indra, Surya, Chandra, Yama, Airavatam, Vasishta and Agasthyar worshipped Shiva here.
All of the 14 shrines in the Pandya Kingdom sung by the Nayanmars are said to manifest themselves here. There are 14 Shivalingams in this temple.
Thiruppunavayil kovil is a parihara sthalam for Mangala dosha.
It is belief that only blessed will be called to visit this place. Kanchi Maha Periyava held this place in high regards. On his visit to the place, before entering the kshetram he removed his sandals in reverence.{{Cite web|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=254|title=Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar) Temple : Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar) Temple Details | Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar) - Tirupunavasal | Tamilnadu Temple | விருத்தபுரீஸ்வரர்}}
Poems on this temple
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams. Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar composed the thevara Pathigam on the lord in this temple. It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams.
References
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External links
- http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s210.html
- http://www.shivatemples.com/pnaadu/pn07.html
- https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=254
- http://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.php?koil_idField=222
- [https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/moovar-thevara-vaippu-thalangal Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், aNNalvAyil, Sl.No.3 of 139 temples]
- [http://www.shivatemples.com/vt/vtlist1.php Shiva Temples, தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், அண்ணல்வாயில், Sl.No.5 of 133 temples, page1]
See also
{{Famous Shiva temples}}
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{{Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district}}