Aakkoor Thanthondreeswarar Temple
Akkur Thanthondreeswarar Temple[1](ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]]) is a Hindu temple located at Akkur in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Thanthondriappar. His consort is known as Valnedunkanni.[4]
Significance[]
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 Tirunavukkarasar.[4]
Literary mention[]
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
நன்மையா னாரணனும் நான்முகனுங் காண்பரிய
தொன்மையான் தோற்றங்கே டில்லாதான் தொல்கோயில்
இன்மையாற் சென்றிரந்தார்க் கில்லையென்னா தீந்துவக்குந்
தன்மையாற் ஆக்கூரிற் றான்றோன்டி மாடமே.
Sirappuli Nayanar[]
Sirappuli Nayanar is associated with this temple. A shrine is dedicated to him, in the temple.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ ta:ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ^ Thanthondriyappar Temple, Tiruakkur
- ^ a b c Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple
- ^ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 42:9
External links[]
- "Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Thanthondriyappar Temple, Tiruakkur". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Coordinates: 11°06′10″N 79°47′09″E / 11.102909°N 79.785929°E
- Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district
- Padal Petra Stalam
- Tamil Nadu Hindu temple stubs