Rajagopura
Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple[1] (திருநறையூர் சித்தநாதேசுவரர் கோயில் [2])is a Hindu temple located at Tirunarayur in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Siddha Natheswarar. His consort is known as Soundarya Nayaki.[4]
Significance
Vimana of the presiding deity
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar.[4]
Literary mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
மெய்யின் மாசர் விரிண் டுகிலிலார்
கையி லுண்டு கழறு முரைகொள்ளேல்
உய்ய வேண்டி லிறைவன் னறையூரில்செய்யுஞ் சித்தீச் சரமே தவமாமே.
References
- ↑ "Sri Siddha Natheswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருநறையூர் சித்தநாதேசுவரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Siddhi Nadheswarar Temple, Tirunaraiyur
- 1 2 Sri Siddha Natheswarar temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I:29:10
External links
- "Sri Siddha Natheswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Siddhi Nadheswarar Temple, Tirunaraiyur Siddheecharam". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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