Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple | |
Map Type: | India Tamil Nadu |
Country: | India |
State: | Tamil Nadu |
District: | Tiruvarur |
Locale: | Vanniyur |
Deity: | Lord Shiva |
Architecture: | Dravidian architecture |
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]
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 Tirunavukkarasar.[3]
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]